See Also: Antinuclear antibody test(health)
fluorescent antinuclear antibody test(medicine)
antinuclear antibody(medicine)
cytotropic antibody test(medicine)
direct fluorescent antibody test(medicine)
antibody-coated bacteria test, urinary(medicine)
Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed test(health)
fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test(medicine)
antinuclear(medicine)
antibodies, antinuclear(medicine)

petechia (iou) and Antinuclear antibody test (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.

Antinuclear antibody test (health)


A test for unusual antibodies that are directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell. Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) indicate the possible presence of autoimmunity.