Meaning | Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding. |
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Synonym | peliosis |
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Narrower | nonthrombocytopenic purpura | purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs |
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thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease | purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors |
Broader | blood disease, blood disorder | A disease or disorder of the blood |
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Spanish | peliosis, púrpura |
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Catalan | peliosis, púrpura |
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