porphyria

Noun

Meaning

a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

porphyry illness porphyrin

Hypernyms

genetic disorder genetic disease congenital disease genetic abnormality genetic defect hereditary condition

Related terms

protoporphyria

Phrases with the word

variegate porphyria

Examples

The theory has been rebuffed medically as suggestions that porphyria sufferers crave the haem in human blood, or that the consumption of blood might ease the symptoms of porphyria, are based on a misunderstanding of the disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

porphyran porphyranase porphyre Porphyrian Porphyrian tree porphyric