purpuric

Meaning

Adjective

  • purple (of spots which appear on the skin); pertaining to or affected with purpura
  • purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; derived from or forming purpuric acid

Origin

  • From Latin purpura ("purple"), from Ancient Greek. The medical sense is from the English purpura.

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