"petechial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɪˈtiːki.əl/ Forms: more petechial [comparative], most petechial [superlative]
Etymology: From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|petechialis}} New Latin petechialis, {{surf|en|petechia|-al}} By surface analysis, petechia + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} petechial (comparative more petechial, superlative most petechial)
  1. (medicine) Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin). Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: bovine infectious petechial fever, bovine petechial fever, petechial fever

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