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