Definition
A metabolic disorder involving the accumulation of porphyrins in the blood, causing neurological and skin symptoms.
Etymology
From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'porphyra' (purple). The term describes disease where blood chemistry goes awry, producing purple-tinged compounds (porphyrins) that shouldn't accumulate.
Kelly Says
Porphyria might have inspired vampire legends—sufferers had pale skin, avoided sunlight (which triggered symptoms), and experienced severe abdominal pain that made them seem almost inhuman!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሃ Emory
ha-em-o-ri
ARالعربية
مرض البورفيريا الدموي
marḍ al-būrfīriyya ad-dammī
BNবাংলা
হেম্যাটোপরফিরিয়া
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
CACatalà
hematoporfirria
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-a
CSČeština
hematoporfyrie
he-ma-to-por-fi-rie
DADansk
hematoporfyri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri
DEDeutsch
Hämoporphyrie
haem-o-por-fi-ree
ELΕλληνικά
αιμοπορφυρία
a-i-mo-por-fi-ria
ESEspañol
hemoporfiria
e-ma-to-por-fi-ree-a
FAفارسی
هموپورتفری
he-mo-por-tferi
FISuomi
hematoporfyria
he-ma-to-por-fi-ria
FRFrançais
hémoporphyrie
em-o-por-fi-ree
GUGU
હેમટોપોર્ફિરિયા
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
HAHA
hematoporfiria
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-a
HEעברית
המטופורפיריה
ha-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
HIहिन्दी
हेमेटोपोर्फिरीया
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
HUMagyar
hematoporfiria
he-ma-to-por-fi-ria
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemoporfirria
he-mo-por-fi-ri-a
IGIG
hēmoporfirīa
he-mo-por-fi-ri-a
ITItaliano
emoporfirria
e-mo-por-fi-ria
JA日本語
ヘモポルフィリア
he-mo-poru-fi-ria
KKKK
hematoporfir
he-ma-to-por-fi-r
KMKM
ហេម៉ូផូរ៉ូផីរី
he-mo-por-fi-ri
KO한국어
혈모포피리아
hweol-mo-po-pi-ri-a
MRMR
हेमॅटोपोर्फ़िरीया
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
hematoporfiri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲမိုပိုးဖီးရီးယား
he-mo-po-fi-ri-ya
NLNederlands
hematoporfyrie
he-ma-to-por-fi-rie
NONorsk
hematoporfyri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri
PAPA
ਹੈਮੈਟੋਪੋਰਫਿਰੀਆ
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
PLPolski
hemoporfirja
he-mo-por-fi-rja
PTPortuguês
hemoporfirria
e-ma-to-por-fi-ri-a
RORomână
hematoporfiră
he-ma-to-por-fi-ra
RUРусский
гемопорфирия
ge-mo-por-fi-riya
SVSvenska
hematoporfyri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri
SWKiswahili
hematoporfirini
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஹீமோப்போர்கிரியா
hi-mo-por-ki-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
హీమోపోర్ఫిరియా
hi-mo-por-fi-ri-ya
THไทย
เฮโมพอร์ฟิเรีย
he-mo-por-fi-ri-ya
TLTL
hematoporfirya
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-ya
TRTürkçe
hemoportfiri
he-mo-por-fi-ri
UKУкраїнська
гемопо́рфірія
he-mo-por-fi-ri-ya
URاردو
ہیماتوپورفیرین
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri-n
VITiếng Việt
hêmoporphiria
hem-o-por-fi-ri-a
YOYO
hematoporfiri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri
ZUZU
hematoporfiri
he-ma-to-por-fi-ri