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Definition: Purpura |
PurpuraNoun1. Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "purpura" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Etymology: Purpura \Pur"pu*ra\, noun. [Latin expression, purple, purple fish: compare to the French expression purpura. See Purple.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Purplish or brownish red discoloration, easily visible through the epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into the tissues. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: PurpuraSynonym: peliosis (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Purpura |
| English words defined with "purpura": idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ♦ nonthrombocytopenic purpura ♦ Purple of mollusca, purpura hemorrhagica, Purpuric ♦ Rock shell ♦ thrombocytopenic purpura, Tyrian dye, Tyrian purple ♦ Werlhof's disease. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "purpura": Angioneurotic Edema ♦ Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood ♦ Goodpasture Syndrome ♦ Immunoglobulins, Intravenous ♦ Purpura, Hyperglobulinemic, Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch, Purpura, Thrombocytopenic ♦ Sea-Blue Histiocyte Syndrome ♦ Vasculitis, Allergic Cutaneous ♦ Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "purpura": Purpurogenous. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Purpura" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (purpura), Dutch (purpura), Esperanto (purple), German (purpura), Latin (emperorship, purple, purple cloth /high rank, purple color, purple dye, purple-dyed cloak, purple-dyed cloth). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is a disorder of the blood. (references) | |
FFP may be beneficial for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. (references) | ||
Acute (temporary) thrombocytopenic purpura is most commonly seen in young children. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Purpura" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Purpura" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 66.67% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 12 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "purpura" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Purpura | Last name | 1,000 | 13,949 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "purpura": idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ♦ nonthrombocytopenic purpura ♦ purpura hemorrhagica ♦ thrombocytopenic purpura ♦ thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "purpura": purpura-a. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "purpura"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | вид едра шарка по свинете, пурпурни миди, пурпура. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 紫斑症 (purpuras). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | purpura (peliosis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | purpura. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | purpura pigmentosa (purpura pigmentaria), pigmenttipurppura (purpura pigmentaria). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | purpura (m), purpura. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Purpura. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πορφύρα (purple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אר'מ ת (peliosis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | porpora (purple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 紫斑病 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しは"びょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 자반병 (purpuras). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | yn gorley gorrym jiarg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urpurapay púrpura (purple), púrpura. (various references) пурпура. (various references) púrpura (purple, purpure, scarlet). (various references) purpura hastalığı, domuz vebası (hogget cholera). (various references) пурпура. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | DissaV clainaV epoihsen tw andri authV ek de bussou kai porfuraV eauth endumata |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mem stragulam vestem fecit sibi byssus et purpura indumentum eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Men. A rai cloth she made to hir; bijs and purpre the clothing of hir. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Siya nagabuhat alang sa iyang kaugalingon ug mga alfombra; Ang iyang saput lino nga manipis ug purpura. |
| Croatian | Sama sebi šije pokrivaèe, odijeva se lanom i purpurom. |
| Danish | Tæpper laver hun sig, hun er klædt i Byssus og Purpur. |
| Dutch | Mem. Zij maakt voor zich tapijtsieraad; haar kleding is fijn linnen en purper. |
| Finnish | Hän valmistaa itsellensä peitteitä; hienoa pellavaa ja punapurppuraa on hänen pukunsa. |
| French | Elle se fait des couvertures, Elle a des vêtements de fin lin et de pourpre. |
| German | Sie macht sich selbst Decken; feine Leinwand und Purpur ist ihr Kleid. |
| Haitian Creole | Li fè kouvèti lenn pou kabann yo. Tout rad li yo fèt ak twal wouj tise byen sere. |
| Hungarian | Szõnyegeket csinál magának; patyolat és bíbor az õ öltözete. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia sendiri yang membuat permadaninya; pakaiannya dari kain lenan ungu yang mewah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diperbuatnya bagi dirinya perhiasan permadani, dan pakaiannya dari pada kain halus yang ungu warnanya. |
| Italian | Si fa delle coperte, di lino e di porpora sono le sue vesti. |
| Korean | 그 " 자 기 를 위 하 여 아 름 다 운 방 석 을 지 으 며 세 마 포 와 자 색 옷 을 입 으 며 |
| Maori | Oti ake i a ia te whatuwhatu he whariki mona; he rinena pai, he papura ona kakahu. |
| Norwegian | Hun gjør sig tepper; fint lin og purpur er hennes klædning. |
| Portuguese | Meme. Faz para si cobertas; de linho fino e de púrpura é o seu vestido. |
| Rumanian | Ea kwi face knvelitori, are haine de in supyire wi purpurq. |
| Russian | пОБ "ЕМБЕФ УЕ'Е ЛПЧТЩ; ЧЙУУПО Й ХТ ХТ--П"ЕЦ"Б ЕЕ. |
| Spanish | Tapices hace para sí, y se viste de lino fino y púrpura. |
| Swedish | Sköna täcken gör hon åt sig, hon har kläder av finaste linne och purpur. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "purpura": purpuras. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "purpura" (pronounced 'Pur"pu*ra'): Abra, Abracadabra, Acciaccatura, Acetabulifera, Agora, Agouara, Alhambra, Almagra, Amphineura, Amphora, Anaphora, Angora, Anisopleura, Anoplura, Anura, Aplacophora, Appoggiatura, Aptera, Arara, Arthropleura, Asura, Aura, Aurora, Barbara, Basommatophora, Brachelytra, Brachyptera, Brachyura, Branchiura, Bravura, Caelatura, Caesura, Calyptra, Camara, Camorra, Capibara, Capra, Capybara, Caracara, Carnivora, Cathedra, Cephalophora, Cephaloptera, Cesura, Chara, Cheiroptera, Chelicera, Chelura, Chikara, Chimaera. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-p-p-r-r-u-u" | |
-3 letters: parr, prau, pupa, purr. | |
-4 letters: pap, par, pup, pur, rap. | |
-5 letters: ar, pa, up. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-p-p-r-r-u-u" | |
+1 letter: purpuras. | |
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