purpura
noun
pur·pu·ra ˈpər-pyə-rə 
-pə-rə
: any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes
purpuric
ˌpər-ˈpyu̇r-ik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Mandy Moore is opening up about her autoimmune disorder, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). 
Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 July 2022 In a Today Parents interview published on Friday, the This Is Us star, 38, opened up about not being able to receive an epidural during childbirth due to an autoimmune disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 When the pandemic initially shut down schools, Vanessa Perry, whose son Ryan was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disorder Henoch-Schönlein purpura last year, opted for remote learning. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2021 There are nine different species of Echinacea, although three are used for medicinal purposes: Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida and Echinacea purpura. Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020 Echinacea purpura extract is widely used to help deal with various infectious diseases, especially in children, the elderly and the immunocompromised. Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020 The researchers -- from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College -- wrote in their report that the skin discoloration could represent partial occlusion or blockage of blood vessels, and the retiform purpura could represent full blockage. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Aug. 2020 This might sound surprising, but getting diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP) can come as a relief. Joni Sweet, SELF, 3 Aug. 2020 At first the man reported flu-like symptoms and later developed severe sepsis and purpura fulminans, an acute disorder that causes blood spots, bruising and discoloration of the skin as well as necrosis. Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019 See More
Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 July 2022 In a Today Parents interview published on Friday, the This Is Us star, 38, opened up about not being able to receive an epidural during childbirth due to an autoimmune disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 When the pandemic initially shut down schools, Vanessa Perry, whose son Ryan was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disorder Henoch-Schönlein purpura last year, opted for remote learning. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2021 There are nine different species of Echinacea, although three are used for medicinal purposes: Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida and Echinacea purpura. Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020 Echinacea purpura extract is widely used to help deal with various infectious diseases, especially in children, the elderly and the immunocompromised. Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020 The researchers -- from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College -- wrote in their report that the skin discoloration could represent partial occlusion or blockage of blood vessels, and the retiform purpura could represent full blockage. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Aug. 2020 This might sound surprising, but getting diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP) can come as a relief. Joni Sweet, SELF, 3 Aug. 2020 At first the man reported flu-like symptoms and later developed severe sepsis and purpura fulminans, an acute disorder that causes blood spots, bruising and discoloration of the skin as well as necrosis. Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, purple color
First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
purpura
noun
pur·pu·ra ˈpər-p(y)ə-rə
: any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes see thrombocytopenic purpura