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por·phyr·i·a       [pawr-feer-ee-uh, -fahy-ree-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun Pathology.
a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
Also called hematoporphyria.


[Origin: 1920–25; porphyr(in) + -ia]
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por·phyr·i·a       (pôr-fîr'ē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Any of several disorders of porphyrin metabolism, usually hereditary, characterized by the presence of large amounts of porphyrins in the blood and urine.


[New Latin : porphyr(in) + -ia1.]

por·phyr'ic adj.
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porphyria

noun
a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion 

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porphyria por·phyr·i·a (pôr-fēr'ē-ə)
n.
Any of several disorders of porphyrin metabolism, usually hereditary, characterized by large amounts of porphyrins in the blood and urine.

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