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
Source: Wiktionary
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