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1. (n.) purpura
a skin rash of purple or brownish red spots resulting from the bleeding into the skin of subcutaneous capillaries.
Etymology: (1745–55; < NL; L: purple)
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1. (noun) purpura, peliosis
any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
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1. (noun) purpura
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
2. (noun) purpura
a genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye
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1. purpura
Purplish or brownish red discoloration, easily visible through the epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into the tissues.
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