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petechiate
[ pi-tee-kee-it, -eyt, -tek-ee- ]
/ pɪˈti ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -ˈtɛk i- /
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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
Petavius, petcock, Pet.E., petechia, petechial, petechiate, peteman, Petén-Itzá, peter, Peter and the Wolf, Peterborough
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