Petechiae | ‖n. pl.; sing. Petechia [ NL., fr. LL. peteccia; cf. F. pétéchie, It. petecchia, Sp. petequia, Gr. pitta`kion a label, plaster. ] (Med.) Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Petechial | a. [ Cf. F. pétéchial, LL. petecchialis. ] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted. [ 1913 Webster ] Petechial fever, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]
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