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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.

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Origin of petechiate

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

Words nearby petechiate

petcock, Pet.E., petechia, petechial, petechial hemorrhage, petechiate, peteman, Petén-Itzá, peter, Peter and the Wolf, Peterborough
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