Found 2 items, similar to purpura.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: purpura purpura n : any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding [syn: peliosis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Purpura 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. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye. [1913 Webster]