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Petechiæ

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Pe‐tech″i‐æ (?), n. pl.; sing. Petechia (�). [NL., fr. LL. peteccia; cf. F. pétéchie, It. petecchia, Sp. petequia, Gr. � a label, plaster.] (Med.) Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc.