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petechiate

[ pi-tee-kee-it, -eyt, -tek-ee- ]
/ pɪˈti ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -ˈtɛk i- /

adjective Pathology.

having or marked with petechiae.

Words nearby petechiate

petcock, pete, petechia, petechial, petechial hemorrhage, petechiate, peteman, peter, peter and the wolf, peter i, peter ii

Origin of petechiate

First recorded in 1885–90; petechi(a) + -ate1
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