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purpuric

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From Latin purpura (“purple”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). The medical sense is from the English purpura (“the appearance of purple discolorations on the skin”). By surface analysis, purpura + -ic.

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Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it). After 1–14 days, skin eruption occurs abruptly, consisting of symmetrical purpuric macules which progress to blisters and areas of epidermal necrosis...
archaic Purple or purplish (of spots which appear on the skin; regardless of their cause); Synonym of purpureal.
not comparable purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially
not comparable Derived from or forming purpuric acid. purpuric acid

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@misc{purpuric_2026,
  title = {purpuric},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purpuric},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}