n :  any of several usu. hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine and by extreme sensitivity to light .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·per·pho·ria  pe·riph·ery 
 
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