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Oliva porphyria
Porphyry Por"phy*ry, n.; pl. Porphyries. [F. porphyre, L. porphyrites, fr. Gr. ? like purple, fr. ? purple. See Purple.] (Geol.) A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly esteemed as marbles. Porphyry shell (Zo["o]l.), a handsome marine gastropod shell (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.

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- Porphyria /pɔːrˈfɪriə/ is a group of disorders in which substances called porphyrins build up in the body, adversely affecting the skin or nervous system...
- Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common subtype of porphyria. The disease is named because it is a porphyria that often presents with skin manifestations...
- Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen...
- Variegate porphyria, also known by several other names, is an autosomal dominant porphyria that can have acute (severe but usually not long-lasting) symptoms...
- Amanita porphyria, also known as the grey veiled amanita or the porphyry amanita, is a fairly common, inedible mushroom of the genus Amanita found in...
- intermittent porphyria Porphyria cutanea tarda and Hepatoerythropoietic porphyria Hereditary coproporphyria Variegate porphyria Erythropoietic porphyria Givosiran...
- "Porphyria's Lover" is a poem by Robert Browning which was first published as "Porphyria" in the January 1836 issue of Monthly Repository. Browning later...
- (HCP) is a disorder of heme biosynthesis, classified as an acute hepatic porphyria. HCP is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme coproporphyrinogen oxidase...
- Craspedortha porphyria is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China, and south...
- Gunther disease is a congenital form of erythropoietic porphyria. The word porphyria originated from the Gr**** word porphura. Porphura actually means...