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Definition of Purpura
1. Noun. Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding.
Exact synonyms: Peliosis
Generic synonyms: Blood Disease, Blood Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Nonthrombocytopenic Purpura, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Purpura Hemorrhagica, Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Werlhof's Disease
Generic synonyms: Blood Disease, Blood Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Nonthrombocytopenic Purpura, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Purpura Hemorrhagica, Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Werlhof's Disease
Definition of Purpura
1. n. 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.
Definition of Purpura
1. Noun. (medicine) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purpura
1. a disease characterized by purple spots on the skin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purpura
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