HyperDic: petechia

English > 1 sense of the word petechia:
NOUNstatepetechiaa 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)
English > petechia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA 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).
Broaderbruise, contusionAn injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
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