PETECHIAL

Etymology

Adjective

petechial (comparative more petechial, superlative most petechial)

(medicine) Characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).

Anagrams

• epithecal

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*tech"i*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pétéchial, LL. petecchialis.] (Med.)

Definition: Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted. Petechial fever, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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