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Noun: purpura hemorrhagica
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: purpura haemorrhagica)
  1. Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
    - thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Werlhof's disease, purpura haemorrhagica [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, peliosis, purpura

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