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Purpura is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Purpura in a sentence

Purpura meaning

The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.

Synonyms of Purpura

peliosis blood disease blood disorder

Using Purpura

  • The main meaning on this page is: The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
  • Useful related words include: peliosis, blood disease, blood disorder.
  • In the example corpus, purpura often appears in combinations such as: thrombocytopenic purpura, and purpura.

Context around Purpura

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thrombocytopenic 3× 2004 1× allyson 1× large 1× patches 1×

Often after:

ttp 1× moved 1× itp 1× due 1×

Sentence patterns with Purpura

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

chechen and purpura 1× exceedingly large purpura 1× idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura a little 1× idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura itp a 1× in 2004 purpura moved back 1× petechiae and purpura can appear 1× purpura also attacked 1× purpura did not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to hartung 1× examples of 7 1× he died at 1× in 2004 purpura 1× it brings together 1× itching when caused 1×

Common sentence endings:

auto immune disease 2× chechen and purpura 1× collar crime team 1× disseminated intravascular coagulation 1× exceedingly large purpura 1× krannert art museum 1×

Words around Purpura

Just before it in the word index:

purps 2 purposive 7 purposing 11 purposes 3.688 purposely 186 purposeless 12

Just after it in the word index:

purpureo 2 purr 31 purrazzo 39 purrcussion 2 purred 3 purrfect 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Purpura

  • In this selection, "purpura" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thrombocytopenic, 2004, allyson, ttp, moved and itp stand out and add context to how "purpura" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chechen and purpura and exceedingly large purpura. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "purpura" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with purpura

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Symptoms are high fevers and purple skin patches ( purpura due to disseminated intravascular coagulation ). (14 words)

Purpura also attacked the credibility of the officers’ alleged victims, asserting they were drug dealers. (15 words)

Tracey was in fact suffering from a rare, life-threatening blood condition called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It brings together art and artifacts from East Africa, exploring ideas of location and trade through cultural connectivity, said Allyson Purpura, a co-curator of the traveling exhibition and senior curator at the Krannert Art Museum. (36 words)

Itching, when caused by lymphoma, can be severe and may cause a burning sensation, and on darker skin petechiae and purpura can appear darker than the surrounding skin. (28 words)

Purpura did not deny that his 48-year-old client took money but said the thefts didn’t rise to the more serious charges of robbery or extortion. (28 words)

Example sentences (11)

Itching, when caused by lymphoma, can be severe and may cause a burning sensation, and on darker skin petechiae and purpura can appear darker than the surrounding skin.

He died at age 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease.

Tracey was in fact suffering from a rare, life-threatening blood condition called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

In 2004, Purpura moved back to Hawaii to work for the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of a public corruption and white collar crime team.

Patrick died at the age of 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease.

It brings together art and artifacts from East Africa, exploring ideas of location and trade through cultural connectivity, said Allyson Purpura, a co-curator of the traveling exhibition and senior curator at the Krannert Art Museum.

Purpura also attacked the credibility of the officers’ alleged victims, asserting they were drug dealers.

Purpura did not deny that his 48-year-old client took money but said the thefts didn’t rise to the more serious charges of robbery or extortion.

According to Hartung "If this were the case of St. Francis, he would have been afflicted by ecchymoses, an exceedingly large purpura.

Examples of 7-letter pairs in the English language are abjurer and nowhere, and Chechen and purpura.

Symptoms are high fevers and purple skin patches ( purpura due to disseminated intravascular coagulation ).

Common combinations with purpura

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "purpura" in a sentence?
An example: "Itching, when caused by lymphoma, can be severe and may cause a burning sensation, and on darker skin petechiae and purpura can appear darker than the surrounding skin." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "purpura" from authentic English texts.
What does "purpura" mean?
Purpura means: The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
What are synonyms of "purpura"?
Common synonyms of "purpura" include: peliosis, blood disease, blood disorder.
How many example sentences with "purpura" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "purpura", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.