purpura
Plural: purpuras
Noun
- A medical condition causing purple spots on the skin from bleeding.
- any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
- The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
Examples
- He was surprised PURPURA was a valid Scrabble word, earning him valuable points.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
purpura: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpurpura: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
purpura: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
purpura: valid Words With Friends Word