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 Definitions of petechia  [ˈti kiˌi, -ˈtɛk iˌi]  

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Definition of 'petechia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) petechia
a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < NL < It petecchia (in pl.) rash, spots on skin < VL *(im)petīcula= L impetīc-, s. of impetīx, var. of impetīgōimpetigo+-ula -ule)

Definition of 'petechia' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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)

'petechia' - Nearby Entries  

petaurus  petchary  petcock  petechia  peter abelard  peter alexander ustinov  peter behrens  



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