purpura

A condition characterized by hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes that result in the appearance of purplish spots or patches.

In medicine, an eruption of small purple spots and patches, caused by extravasation of blood in the skin; the purples.

[capitalized] A genus of gastropods, typical of the family Purpuridæ.

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.

A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.

The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.

any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding