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Definition of Petechia
1. 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).
Definition of Petechia
1. Noun. a small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin ¹
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Definition of Petechia
1. a small hemorrhagic spot on a body surface [n -CHIAE]
Medical Definition of Petechia
1. A pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous haemorrhage. Compare: ecchymosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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