| NOUN | state | petechia | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Broader | bruise, contusion | An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| Spanish | petequia | |
| Catalan | petèquia | |
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