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purple
[pur´p'l]1. a color between blue and red.
2. a substance of this color used as a dye or indicator.
visual purple rhodopsin.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
pur·ple
(pŭr'pĕl),A color formed by a mixture of blue and red. For individual purple dyes see specific name.
[L. purpura]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Fringe medicine/Quackery A colour believed to be good for emotional problems, rheumatism, epilepsy, reducing pain, deep tissue work, bones, as understood in the context of the pseudoscience known as colour therapy
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pur·ple
(pŭr'pĕl)A color formed by a mixture of blue and red.
[L. purpura]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
purple
A mixture, in suitable proportions, of short wave radiations (less than 400 nm) and long wave radiations (greater than 700 nm). It is a complementary colour to yellow-green. Purples are colour stimuli represented on the chromaticity diagram by the straight line joining the ends of the spectrum locus. Syn. non-spectral colour; non-spectral purple.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
Patient discussion about purple
Q. what is a purple spot on penis
A. could be some kind of hematoma- a bruise, blood vessels that bleed internally and caused a"papula". if you press it and it changes color to white- that could be it. if not, here are some more suggestions:
http://menshealth.about.com/od/diseasesconditions/a/penis_spots.htm
http://menshealth.about.com/od/diseasesconditions/a/penis_spots.htm
Q. why my hands are getting purple and freezing?
A. thank you, but these answers are not correct answers for my question
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