About The Word Purpura
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Purpura
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What's The Definition Of Purpura?
[n] any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
Synonyms | Synonyms for Purpura: peliosis Related Terms | Find terms related to Purpura: See Also | blood disease | blood disorder | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura | nonthrombocytopenic purpura | purpura hemorrhagica | thrombocytopenic purpura | Werlhof's disease Purpura In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"pu*ra\, n. [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F.
purpura. See {Purple}.]
1. (Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin
from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength,
pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples.
--Dunglison.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a
rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
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