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porphyrias

porphyrias is the plural of porphyria.

Meaning of porphyria

Noun

porphyria (plural porphyrias)

  1. Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.
    • The term porphyria, derived from the Greek word porphyra, meaning purple, is apt because a hallmark of most of the porphyrias is the overexcretion of porphyrins in urine or feces.2000, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, Richard W. Lambrecht, “44: Hemochromatosis, iron overload, and porphyria cutanea tarda”, in James C. Barton, Corwin Q. Edwards, editors, Hemochromatosis: Genetics...

Questions about porphyrias

What is porphyrias the plural of?
Porphyrias is the plural of porphyria.

Words near porphyrias in the dictionary

  1. porphyres
  2. porphyria
  3. Porphyrian
  4. Porphyrian tree
  5. Porphyrian trees
  6. porphyrias
  7. porphyric
  8. porphyrically
  9. porphyries
  10. porphyrilic acid
  11. porphyrin

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