PORPHYRIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does porphyria mean? 

• PORPHYRIA (noun)
  The noun PORPHYRIA has 1 sense:

1. a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion

  Familiarity information: PORPHYRIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PORPHYRIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("porphyria" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

 Context examples 

A very rare form of porphyria cutanea tarda.

(Hepatoerythropoietic Porphyria, NCI Thesaurus)

Inherited causes include Fabry disease and porphyrias.

(Autonomic Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)