Medical term:
uroporphyrins
uroporphyrin
[u″ro-por´fĭ-rin]any of several porphyrins produced by oxidation of uroporphyrinogen; one or more are excreted in excess in the urine in several of the porphyrias.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ur·o·por·phy·rin
(yūr'ō-pōr'fi-rin),1. Porphyrin excreted in the urine in porphyrinuria; for example, urobilin.
See also: porphyrinogens.
See also: porphyrinogens.
2. Class name for all porphyrins containing 4 acetic acid groups and 4 propionic acid groups in positions 1 through 8.
See also: porphyrinogens.
See also: porphyrinogens.
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ur·o·por·phy·rin
(yūr'ō-pōr'fi-rin)1. Porphyrin excreted in the urine in porphyrinuria.
2. Class name for all porphyrins containing four acetic acid groups and four propionic acid groups in positions 1 through 8.
See also: porphyrinogens
See also: porphyrinogens
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