Etymology

petechial

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Today it means: Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin). Full definition →

New Latin petechialis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed frompetechialis
  2. English todaypetechial

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

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