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erythropoietic protoporphyria

noun

Medical Definition of ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA

:  a rare porphyria usually appearing in young children and marked by excessive protoporphyrin in red blood cells, blood plasma, and feces and by skin lesions resulting from photosensitivity

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