Petechial

//pɪˈtiːki.əl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
"Of putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers."

Example

"Of putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers."

Etymology

From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia + -al.

Related phrases

bovine infectious petechial fever bovine petechial fever petechial fever

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