Pe‐tech″i‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. pétéchial, LL. petecchialis.] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted.
Petechial fever, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.