peliosis

English Thesaurus

1. any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding (noun.state)

hypernym	:	blood disease, blood disorder,
definition	:	a disease or disorder of the blood (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nonthrombocytopenic purpura,
definition	:	purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs (noun.state)

hyponym	:	idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, thrombocytopenic purpura, werlhof's disease,
definition	:	purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors (noun.state)