PORPHYRIA


Meaning of PORPHYRIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pȯr-ˈfir-ē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary porphyrin

Date: 1923

: any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine

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