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petechia
pe·te·chi·a P0219200 (pə-tē′kē-ə)n. pl. pe·te·chi·ae (-kē-ī′) A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus. [New Latin, from Italian petecchie, pl. of petecchia, spot on skin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *petīcula, short for *impetīcula, diminutive of Latin impetīx, impetīc-, variant of impetīgō; see impetigo.] pe·te′chi·al adj.pe·te′chi·ate (-ĭt) adj.petechia (pɪˈtiːkɪə) n, pl -chiae (-kɪˌiː) (Pathology) a minute discoloured spot on the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, caused by an underlying ruptured blood vessel[C18: via New Latin from Italian petecchia freckle, of obscure origin] peˈtechial adjpe•te•chi•a (pɪˈti ki ə, -ˈtɛk i ə) n., pl. -te•chi•ae (-ˈti kiˌi, -ˈtɛk iˌi) a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane. [1575–85; < New Latin < Italian petecchia (in pl.) rash, spots on skin < Vulgar Latin *(im)petīcula= Latin impetīc-, s. of impetīx, variant of impetīgō impetigo + -ula -ule] pe•te′chi•al, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | petechia - a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
petechianounA mark on the skin indicative of a disease, as typhus:stigma.Translations
Petechia
Petechia a tiny hemorrhage in the skin or mucous membranes that results from injury to capillary walls or from thrombocytopenia of varied origin. Petechia arises in hemorrhagic diathesis, leukosis, and certain infectious diseases, including epidemic typhus, scarlet fever, and sepses. petechia
petechia [pe-te´ke-ah] (L.) a minute, pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous hemorrhage, which later turns blue or yellow. adj., adj pete´chial.petechia (pə-tē′kē-ə)n. pl. pete·chiae (-kē-ī′) A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus. pe·te′chi·al adj.pe·te′chi·ate (-ĭt) adj.petechia Plural, petechiae Dermatology A pinpoint, unraised, round red spot under the skin caused by RBCs leaking from capillariespetechiae (pē-tē′kē-ē) petechia [It. petecchia, skin spot] PETECHIAE1. Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in patients with platelet deficiencies (thrombocytopenias) and in many febrile illnesses. See: illustration2. Red spots from the bite of a flea.PetechiaA tiny, purplish-red spot on the skin. Caused by the leakage of a bit of blood out of a vessel and under the skin.Mentioned in: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Vasculitispetechia
Synonyms for petechianoun a mark on the skin indicative of a disease, as typhusSynonymsWords related to petechianoun a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)Related Words |