It is scurvy. All my authorities agree – weakness, diffused muscular pain, petechia, tender gums, ill breath – and M’Alister has no doubt of it.
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Petechia
/pɪˈtiːkɪə/
Synonyms for "petechia" (40 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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6 entriesconfluent petechiaeconjunctival petechiaeinfectious petechiaeisolated petechiaepalatal petechiaetraumatic petechiae
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6 entriesconjunctival petechiaediffuse petechiaepalatal petechiaepetechial hemorrhagepetechial rashskin petechiae
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1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
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The marks on Jane's skin were petechiae, little hemorrhages that indicate lack of platelets in the blood. She needed two units of platelets transfused into her bloodstream.
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