Purpura (noun)
pur-pu-ra
A rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels.
Mid 18th century: from Latin, from Greek porphura ‘purple’.
Example sentences
“It took until the purpura appeared before they realised it was blood poisoning”
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