VDict - Definition of petechia

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary

petechia

Jump to user comments

Noun

a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)

Related search result for "petechia"

Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "petechia":
petechia pithecia
Words contain "petechia":
dendroica petechia petechia

Comments and discussion on the word "petechia"