porphyria
noun
por·phyr·ia pȯr-ˈfir-ē-ə 
: any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After two centuries of largely deliberate and highly political misrepresentation, people on both sides of the Atlantic think that because George was a tyrant king and moreover mad with porphyria, Britain lost the American War of Independence. 
Andrew Roberts, Time, 9 Nov. 2021 The biotech has focused on treating rare genetic conditions such as acute hepatic porphyria, which can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 The blood disorder porphyria may have supported this belief, according to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 June 2021 The Cambridge biotech’s new drug is called givosiran and treats a condition called acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 It's given to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and the blood disorder porphyria cutanea tarda, the CDC said. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 23 Mar. 2020 The medicine is intended to treat a rare genetic condition called acute hepatic porphyria that can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. Kate Sheridan, STAT, 20 Nov. 2019 Only half of the people in one trial for givosiran showed a complete elimination of the attacks that can be a symptom of acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 Only half of the people in one trial for givosiran showed a complete elimination of the attacks that can be a symptom of acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 See More
Andrew Roberts, Time, 9 Nov. 2021 The biotech has focused on treating rare genetic conditions such as acute hepatic porphyria, which can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 The blood disorder porphyria may have supported this belief, according to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 June 2021 The Cambridge biotech’s new drug is called givosiran and treats a condition called acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 It's given to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and the blood disorder porphyria cutanea tarda, the CDC said. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 23 Mar. 2020 The medicine is intended to treat a rare genetic condition called acute hepatic porphyria that can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. Kate Sheridan, STAT, 20 Nov. 2019 Only half of the people in one trial for givosiran showed a complete elimination of the attacks that can be a symptom of acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 Only half of the people in one trial for givosiran showed a complete elimination of the attacks that can be a symptom of acute hepatic porphyria. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary porphyrin
First Known Use
1923, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
porphyria
noun
por·phyr·ia pȯr-ˈfir-ē-ə
: any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine and by extreme sensitivity to light