Petechia Definition & Meaning
petechia
- 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)
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- What does petechia mean?
- 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)
- What part of speech is petechia?
- Petechia is a noun.