peliosis

peliosis
SYN: purpura. [G. p., a livid spot, livor]
- bacterial p. bacterial infection of hemorrhagic cysts of the liver, spleen, or lymph node s, seen in immunocompromised persons, caused by Rochalimaea henselae.
- p. hepatis the presence throughout the liver of blood-filled cavities that may become lined by endothelium or become organized.

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pe·li·o·sis .pel-ē-'ō-səs, .pē-lē- n, pl -o·ses -.sēz or -o·sis·es PURPURA
pe·li·ot·ic -'ät-ik adj

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pel·i·o·sis (pel″e-oґsis) [Gr. peliōsis extravasation of blood] purpura.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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