Purpura

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purpura \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.


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     2. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a
        rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  purpura
       n : any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
           [syn: {peliosis}]