'Purpura' definitions:
Definition of 'purpura'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding [syn: purpura, peliosis]
Definition of 'Purpura'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye. [1913 Webster]