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petechiae |
1 definition found 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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