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PORPHYRIA
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I. (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)