NONTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonthrombocytopenic purpura mean? 

• NONTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (noun)
  The noun NONTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA has 1 sense:

1. purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs

  Familiarity information: NONTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONTHROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("nonthrombocytopenic purpura" is a kind of...):

peliosis; purpura (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)

 Context examples 

A form of nonthrombocytopenic purpura due to a hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with a variety of clinical symptoms including urticaria and erythema, arthropathy and arthritis, gastrointestinal symptoms, and renal involvement.

(Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)