petechiae
- plural of petechia.
Example Sentences
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But Strack said detectives commonly failed to document physical signs that the crime occurred, such as petechiae or drooping eyelids, which might support the felony charge.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2023
The young woman looked closely at the dots that covered his arms and legs; he was right — they were petechiae.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Dr. Jane Turner, a private consultant and former medical examiner in St. Louis, told ProPublica the petechiae and blanching on Jayden could be explained by accidentally suffocating face down or a seizure.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022
But in August 2020, before her freshman year, Lam noticed spots popping up on her skin, called petechiae.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
Physicians called these sores petechiae, which is Latin for skin spots, and Rush observed that they “resembled moscheto bites.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
