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petechiae


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Petechiae  \Pe*tech"i*[ae]\,  n.  pl.;  sing.  {Petechia}.  [NL.,  fr 
  LL  peteccia;  cf  F.  p['e]t['e]chie,  It  petecchia,  Sp 
  petequia  Gr  ?  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 




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