English noun: peliosis | |||
1. | peliosis (state) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding | ||
Synonyms | purpura | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blood disease, blood disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, nonthrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, thrombocytopenic purpura, Werlhof's disease | ||