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Word: Purpura
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (denoting a gastropod mollusc): from modern Latin, from Latin, ‘purple’, from Greek porphura. The sense ‘disease characterized by a purple rash’ dates from the mid 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpəːpjʊrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels.
Short Definition:rash of purple spots on skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels
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