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Purpura

🔄 Synonyms of "Purpura"

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Word	Definition
peliosisnoun	(medicine) purpura

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Purpura"

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Word	Definition
peliosisnoun	(medicine) purpura
thrombocytopenic	Having an abnormally low number of platelets in one's blood.
anaphylactoid	Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
thrombocytic	Relating to thrombocytes.
purplesnoun	(medicine) Purpura.
purplenoun	A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
petechianoun	(medicine) A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
ecchymosisnoun	A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).
petechiationnoun	(pathology) The presence of petechiae on the skin
henoch-schönlein purpuranoun	(medicine, pathology) A disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease.
cyanosisnoun	(pathology) A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.
erythrocyanosisnoun	(pathology) A blueish-red discolouration of the skin caused by exposure to cold
hyperemianoun	(pathology) excess of blood in a body part.
blood lossnoun	(pathology) the loss of blood caused by heavy bleeding
depigmentationnoun	(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.
purpura rheumaticanoun	Synonym of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
hematurianoun	(pathology) The presence of blood in the urine
purple urine bag syndromenoun	A medical syndrome characterised by purple discoloration of urine (caused by bacteria producing the enzyme indoxyl phosphatase), occurring in people with urinary catheters and coexistent urinary tract infection.
livedonoun	(pathology) A form of skin discoloration.
haemorrhagianoun	(pathology) haemorrhage