| NOUN | state | purpura, peliosis | any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding |
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| Meaning | Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding. | |
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| Synonym | peliosis | |
| Narrower | nonthrombocytopenic purpura | purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs |
| 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 |
| Spanish | peliosis, púrpura | |
| Catalan | peliosis, púrpura | |
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