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porphyria::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder |
Examples of porphyria
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The results of the second round of tests for porphyria didn't come back for days.
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When they finally did, the diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria was confirmed.
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In this case, the patient benefited from a fairly rapid diagnosis of his porphyria.
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Some liver diseases may cause porphyria even in the absence of genetic predisposition.
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The disease, which is known as porphyria, afflicted a long line of monarchs in Europe.
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Maybe she has acute porphyria, which can cause constipation and neurological problems.
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Palmon was familiar with porphyria, but he wasn't sure how reliable the test for it was.
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In porphyria a metabolic defect results in an excess of porphyrins and their byproducts.
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The King recovered the following month, having been suffering from porphyria rather than insanity.
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- A genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion
- Porphyrias are a group of inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes in the heme bio-synthetic pathway (also called porphyrin pathway). ...
- Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine
- Group of rare, inherited blood disorders in which cells fail to change chemicals (porphyrins) to the substance (heme) that gives blood its color.
- Disorder in which the body produces too much of a compound called porphyrin and releases it in the urine, causing a reddish color. Other symptoms include light sensitivity, skin that swells or is sensitive to sunlight, abdominal pain, blisters and muscle weakness.
- Rare metabolic disturbance that may cause mental damage in young children. It produces convulsions and delirium.
- Has been suggested as an explanation for the origin of vampire and werewolf legends, based upon a number of similarities between the condition and the folklore that was first speculated upon by biochemist David Dolphin in 1985.
- A group of disorders that arise from changes in the metabolism of porphyrin, a naturally occurring compound in the body. The disorders are characterized by acute abdominal pain and neurological problems.
- USE Pigmentation disorders
