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    Purpura
    • (n.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye. • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/purpura/
    
    
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    purpura
    presence of small hemorrhages in the skin, often associated with bleeding from body cavities and in tissues. It occurs as a result of failure of ... [4 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/135
    
    
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    purpura
    1. a small haemorrhage (up to about 1 cm in diameter) in the skin, mucous membrane, or serosal surface, which may be caused by various factors, including blood disorders, vascular abnormalities, and trauma. Purpuric lesions may be associated with inflammation, in which case they present as papular p...
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio73.html
    
    
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    Purpura
    Purpura is a genus of carnivorous gastropods, whose members, like the species of Murex, yield a purple dye. The species have strong, heavy shells and mostly live on rocky coasts.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BPA.HTM
    
    
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    Purpura
    In medicine, purpura refers to a bleeding disorder under the skin or mucous membranes characterized by the presence of purple bruise-like marks or rashes.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EP.HTM
    
    
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    purpura
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pŭr′pū-ră Definitions: 1. A condition characterized by hemorrhage into the skin. Appearance of the lesions varies with the type of purpura, the duration of the lesions, and the acuteness of the onset. The color is first red, gradually darkens to purple,...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74194
    
    
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    purpura
    Condition marked by purplish patches on the skin or mucous membranes due to localized spontaneous bleeding. It may be harmless, as sometimes with the elderly, or linked with disease, allergy, or drug reactions
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0013874.html
    
    
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    Purpura
    (pur'pu-rah) (Latin. Purple) Discoloration of the skin or mucosa due to extravasation of blood. (from the ILDS Committee on Nomenclature - R. Winkelmann, Chairman)
    Found op http://www.skincareguide.ca/glossary/p/purpura.html
    
    
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    Purpura
    1. A hemorrhagic area in the skin. The area of bleeding within the skin, by definition, is greater than 3 millimeters in diameter. The appearance of the purpura depends on age of the lesion. Early purpura is red and becomes darker, then purple, and brown-yellow as it fades. Purpura does not blanch w...
    Found op http://www.medicinenet.com/food_poisoning/glossary.htm
    
    
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    Purpura
    Nonblanching violaceous (purple) discoloration of the skin due to blood that has extravasated outside of vessel walls. May be palpable or non-palpable.
    Found op http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/DermatologyGlossary/p.html
    
    
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    Purpura
    [gastropod] Purpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species within the genus Purpura include: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purpura_(gastropod)
    
    
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    purpura
    1) Blood disease 2) Blood disorder 3) Latin
    Found op purple dye, purple cloth &slash; high rank, emperorship 4) Peliosis
    
    

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