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purpura

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. purpura (noun)
  2. purpura fulminans (noun)
  3. purpura hemorrhagica (noun)
  4. purpura rheumatica (noun)
  5. Henoch's purpura (noun)
  6. thrombocytopenic purpura (noun)
  7. thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (noun)

pur·pu·ra

noun \ˈpər-p(y)ə-rə\

Definition of PURPURA

: any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes—see thrombocytopenic purpura

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