English Explanatory Dictionary

purpura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/

Word forms

purpura purpuras

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.

Derived words

anaphylactoid purpura Henoch-Schönlein purpura purpura rheumatica purpuric purpurous Schönlein-Henoch purpura thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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