purpura en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| purpuras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
purpurous · Schönlein-Henoch purpura · Henoch-Schönlein purpura · anaphylactoid purpura · purpura rheumatica · purpuric · thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Translations (10)
tr purpura (pathological condition) · bg пурпура (pathological condition) · cmn 紫癜 (pathological condition) · fi purpura (pathological condition) · es púrpura (pathological condition) · pt púrpura (pathological condition) · pl purpura (pathological condition) · pl plamica (pathological condition) · fr purpura (pathological condition) · ru пу́рпура (pathological condition)