uroporphyrin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

uro- +‎ porphyrin

Noun[edit]

uroporphyrin (plural uroporphyrins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of porphyrins excreted in the urine in some cases of porphyria.

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