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Definition of purpura in English: purpuranoun ˈpəːpjʊrəˈpərp(j)ərə mass nounMedicine 1A rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels. Example sentencesExamples - Inhibition of platelet adhesion and aggregation, prolonged bleeding time, purpura, postoperative wound hemorrhage
- As described in the literature, the patient had a preceding upper respiratory infection, followed several days later by headache, myalgias, purpura, and fever.
- One or more of the following skin lesions were seen in 70% of all cases: purpura, macular or papular erythematous rash, urticaria, and subcutaneous nodules.
- Many of these patients had edema, purpura, or ecchymosis.
- Adverse effects of warfarin include haemorrhage, hypersensitivity and skin rashes, alopecia, and purpura.
Synonyms spots, skin eruption, breakout - 1.1with modifier Any of a number of diseases characterized by such a rash.
Example sentencesExamples - She was diagnosed with a thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura like syndrome and was treated with daily plasma exchange and steroids.
- In 1988, she presented with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura and anemia.
- Prone positioning did not worsen pre-existing skin injury (graft-vs-host disease and purpura fulminans).
- Another immune thrombocytopenia is posttransfusion purpura, where immune destruction of both transfused and recipient platelets is seen, usually beginning 5 to 12 days after transfusion.
- She developed purpura fulminans and compartment syndrome in her limbs, requiring fasciotomies.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin, from Greek porphura 'purple'. Definition of purpura in US English: purpuranounˈpərp(j)ərəˈpərp(y)ərə Medicine 1A rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels. Example sentencesExamples - As described in the literature, the patient had a preceding upper respiratory infection, followed several days later by headache, myalgias, purpura, and fever.
- One or more of the following skin lesions were seen in 70% of all cases: purpura, macular or papular erythematous rash, urticaria, and subcutaneous nodules.
- Adverse effects of warfarin include haemorrhage, hypersensitivity and skin rashes, alopecia, and purpura.
- Many of these patients had edema, purpura, or ecchymosis.
- Inhibition of platelet adhesion and aggregation, prolonged bleeding time, purpura, postoperative wound hemorrhage
Synonyms spots, skin eruption, breakout - 1.1with modifier Any of several diseases characterized by a purple rash.
Example sentencesExamples - Prone positioning did not worsen pre-existing skin injury (graft-vs-host disease and purpura fulminans).
- She was diagnosed with a thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura like syndrome and was treated with daily plasma exchange and steroids.
- She developed purpura fulminans and compartment syndrome in her limbs, requiring fasciotomies.
- In 1988, she presented with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura and anemia.
- Another immune thrombocytopenia is posttransfusion purpura, where immune destruction of both transfused and recipient platelets is seen, usually beginning 5 to 12 days after transfusion.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin, from Greek porphura ‘purple’. |