porphyria
noun/pɔːˈfɪriə/
/pɔːrˈfɪriə/
[uncountable] (medical)- a disease of the blood that causes nerve problems and makes the skin sensitive to lightWord Origin1920s: modern Latin, from porphyrin, from Greek porphura ‘purple’.
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