1. a medical condition characterized by purple or red spots on the skin caused by bleeding under the skin; a type of rash.
Usage: medical term; often used in clinical contexts

Examples

• The patient developed purpura after the injury, with dark purple spots appearing on her arm.
• Purpura can be a sign of a bleeding disorder or infection.
• The doctor examined the purpura to determine its cause.
• Thrombocytopenia may result in purpura due to low platelet counts.
• The child's purpura disappeared within two weeks as the bruising healed.