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purpura |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: purpura n : any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding [syn: {peliosis}]
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