porphyria

American  

[pawr-feer-ee-uh, -fahy-ree-uh] / pɔrˈfɪər i ə, -ˈfaɪ ri ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.

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porphyria British  

/ pɔːˈfɪrɪə /

noun

1. a hereditary disease of body metabolism, producing abdominal pain, mental confusion, etc

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Etymology

Origin of porphyria

First recorded in 1920–25; porphyr(in) + -ia

Example Sentences

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porphyria

For many years, it was believed the king suffered from acute porphyria, a genetic disorder that can affect the nervous system.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023

The drug treats acute intermittent porphyria, which runs in families and can leave people unable to work or have a normal life.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021

God knows, there were other places he could have gone – claiming to have caught porphyria from a sofa once owned by George III, for instance, or to have been chemically castrated in ’Nam.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2019

In a 2019 trial, givosiran reduced the frequency of the painful and debilitating neurological symptoms of porphyria attacks by 74%, and the drug is awaiting regulatory approval.

From Nature ● Oct. 15, 2019

This species differs from A. porphyria in ring not being brown or brownish.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha