PETECHIA

petechia

(noun) a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

petechia (plural petechiae)

(medicine) A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

Anagrams

• epitheca

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