See Also: petechia(medicine)
Petechia(health)
petechia(dictionary)
Petechia, pl. petechiae(health)

petechia (iou)



petechia noun. . L18.
[mod. Latin from Italian petecchie (pl.) skin eruption, from popular Latin dim. of Latin petigo scab, eruption.]
Medicine. A small flat red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin, on the surface of an organ, etc. Usu. in pl.
petechial adjective of, pertaining to, or characterized by petechiae E18.
petechiate adjective marked or affected by petechiae L19.