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petechial
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.Translations
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pe·te·chi·al (pe-tē'kē-ăl, pē-tek'-), Relating to, accompanied by, or characterized by petechiae.pe·te·chi·al (pĕ-tē'kē-ăl) Relating to, accompanied by, or characterized by petechiae. petechial (pē-tē′kē-ăl) Marked by the presence of petechiae.ThesaurusSeepetechia |