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Petechiae

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pe·te·chi·a  (p-tk-)
n. pl. pe·te·chi·ae (-k-)
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 *petcula, short for *impetcula, diminutive of Latin impetx, impetc-, variant of impetg; see impetigo.]
pe·techi·al adj.
pe·techi·ate (-t) adj.
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