porphyrismn.
/ˈpɔːfᵻrɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɔrfəˌrɪz(ə)m/ Medicine. rare. Now historical.
A (supposed) predisposition to the development of porphyria.
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haematoporphyria1922
porphyria1923
porphyrism1923
porphyrinopathy1950
1923 A. E. Garrod Inborn Errors Metabolism (ed. 2) viii. 139 In a more recent paper the same author puts forward the view that a constitutional anomaly, which he styles ‘porphyrism’, underlies acute and chronic cases alike.
1934 Acta Med. Scand. 83 298 No signs of porphyrism in the family.
1962 A. Goldberg & C. Rimington Dis. Porphyrin Metabolism i. 11 He [sc. Günther]..suggested that people liable to develop acute or congenital haematoporphyria had a diathesis (Porphyrism) with certain notable physical and mental characteristics—neurosis, insomnia, dark hair and pigmented skin.
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