purpura

P3U1R1P3U1R1A1
UK/ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/

noun

The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.

Similar
peliosis
OriginLatin purpura →
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Meanings

purpura1

nounpurpura (countable and uncountable, plural purpuras)

plural purpuras

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.

Purpura2

proper nounPurpura (plural Purpuras)

plural Purpuras

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding

Similar
peliosis
Broader
blood diseaseblood disorder
Also see
peliosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpurpura
  2. Englishpurpura

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.

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Translations

Bulgarian пурпура
  • пурпура (purpura)pathological condition
Chinese Mandarin 紫癜
  • 紫癜 (zǐdiàn)pathological condition
Finnish purpura
  • purpurapathological condition
French purpura
  • purpurapathological condition
Polish plamica, purpura
  • plamicapathological condition
  • purpurapathological condition
Portuguese púrpura
  • púrpurapathological condition
Russian пу́рпура
  • пу́рпура (púrpura)pathological condition
Spanish púrpura
  • púrpurapathological condition
Turkish purpura
  • purpurapathological condition
Cite this entry
APA

purpura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpura

MLA

“purpura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpura.

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