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KEY TERMS


Purpura—A group of disorders characterized by purple or red brown areas of discoloration visible through the skin.

Scurvy—A nutritional disorder that causes skin bruising and hemorrhages.

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Author Info:

Carol A. Turkington, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, 2002

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