Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition characterized by hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes that result in the appearance of purplish spots or patches.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, an eruption of small purple spots and patches, caused by extravasation of blood in the skin; the purples.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of gastropods, typical of the family Purpuridæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine The appearance of red or purple
discolorations on theskin that do notblanch when pressure is applied, caused bysubdermal bleeding .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The eyelids often undergo extreme inflammatory and dropsical swelling in urticaria (nettlerash, surfeit) and in the general inflammatory dropsy known as purpura hemorrhagica.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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This caused Henoch-Schonlein purpura, which is basically a vasculitis but they couldn't see a rash on her tongue that would've signaled it.
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May 4th, 2010 | Author: purpura, bleeding, Disease, Purpura: Bleeding Disease · Purpura is a bleeding disease in which the …
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May 4th, 2010 | Author: purpura, bleeding, Disease, Purpura: Bleeding Disease · Purpura is a bleeding disease in which the …
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Fures privatorum in nervo atque in compedibus aetatem agunt; fures publici in auro atque in purpura. on June 20, 2009 at 6: 51 pm uphilldowndale
Police Investigate MP’s Expenses « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The Division of Rheumatology is also involved in extensive research into the causes and cure of autoimmune disease, including lupus and Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
Rheumatology 2010
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The serious problems included a blood disorder (hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) that causes blood clots and can lead to kidney impairment.
New FDA warnings for quinine, commonly used drug for leg cramps 2010
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Two recent drug approvals, Vectibix for colon cancer and NPlate for a rare auto-immune condition known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, are unlikely to become blockbusters soon.
Amgen Bets on Osteoporosis Drug to Revive Its Flagging Growth 2010
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On top of the asthma and allergies, I'd contracted a blood disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Archive 2010-07-01 Lou Anders 2010
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We examined patients 'petechiae, purpura, ecchymoses and more, and discussed the differences among those findings and what those might signify.
Dr. Elaine Schattner: The Physical Exam Provides More Than Emotional Value 2010
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