PURPURA


Meaning of PURPURA in English

[ 'pə:pjʊrə ]

■ noun Medicine a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels.

Derivatives

purpuric -'pjʊərɪk adjective

Origin

C18: from L., from Gk porphura 'purple'.

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