porphyria
- n a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion
- She suffers from a form of the rare disease porphyria, and to venture into the daylight unprotected for so much as a few seconds causes painful skin eruptions.
- Kings and queens are not, as a rule, very interesting peoplethe house of Hanover, in particular, had a flair of dullness, except when its sons were deranged by porphyria or .
- The King, Hytner explained, suffered from the metabolic disorder porphyria.