PURPURA

purpura, peliosis

(noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

purpura (countable and uncountable, plural purpuras)

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

Proper noun

Purpura (plural Purpuras)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purpura is the 18676^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1472 individuals. Purpura is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

Pur"pu*ra, n. Etym: [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F. purpura. See Purple.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition