petechia

[ pi-tee-kee-uh, -tek-ee-uh ]

/ pɪˈti ki ə, -ˈtɛk i ə /

noun, plural pe·te·chi·ae [pi-tee-kee-ee, -tek-ee-ee] /pɪˈti kiˌi, -ˈtɛk iˌi/. Pathology.

a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.

Words nearby petechia

petasus, petaurist, petavius, petcock, pete, petechia, petechial, petechial hemorrhage, petechiate, peteman, peter

Origin of petechia

1575–85; < New Latin < Italian petecchia (in plural) rash, spots on skin < Vulgar Latin *(im)petīcula, equivalent to Latin impetīc-, stem of impetīx, variant of impetīgō impetigo + -ula -ule

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Examples from the Web for petechiae

Sometimes the parotid and submaxillary glands were inflamed; petechiae were absent.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
In some few there were spots on the skin, but hardly ever petechiae or tumours near the ears.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
For, if perhaps you should except the Petechiae, they differ rather in degree than in kind.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The earlier these petechiae appear, the fresher in colour, and the longer they continue out, the better (p. 5).
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for petechiae

petechia

/ (pɪˈtiːkɪə) /

noun plural -chiae (-kɪˌiː)

a minute discoloured spot on the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, caused by an underlying ruptured blood vessel

Derived forms of petechia

petechial, adjective

Word Origin for petechia

C18: via New Latin from Italian petecchia freckle, of obscure origin

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Medical definitions for petechiae

petechia

[ pə-tē′kē-ə ]

n. pl. pe•te•chi•ae (-kē-ī′)

A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus.

Other words from petechia

pe•te′chi•al adj.