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Porphyria

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Noun

1. porphyria

a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Porphyria

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

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Porphyria

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noun
an inherited disorder of pigment metabolism with excretion of porphyrins in the urine and dangerous sensitivity to sunlight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Porphyria

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n.
Any of several disorders of porphyrin metabolism, usually hereditary, characterized by the presence of large amounts of porphyrins in the blood and urine.

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