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Definition of: petechia
(pə·tē′kē·ə) noun plural ·chi·ae (-ki·ē) Pathol.
One of a number of small purplish spots on the skin, which appear in certain severe fevers. [<NL <Ital. petecchia a freckle; ult. origin unknown]
—pe·te′chi·al adjective
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