'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]