Thesaurus: purpura

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
3. n. any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
4. 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. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
5. A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin fromextravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in thelimbs, and mental dejection; the purples. Dunglison.
6. n:100 n. any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding