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petechia

Pronunciation:  pi'teekeeu

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 Definition: [n]  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)
 
 See Also: bruise, contusion

 

 

 

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