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petecchial

petecchial is the misspelling of petechial.

Meaning of petechial

Adjective

petechial (comparative more petechial, superlative most petechial)

  1. Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
    • Of putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers.1750, John Huxham, chapter 8, in An Essay on Fevers

Questions about petecchial

What is petecchial the misspelling of?
Petecchial is the misspelling of petechial.

Words near petecchial in the dictionary

  1. petcoke
  2. petcokes
  3. PETCs
  4. pete
  5. Pete Tong
  6. petecchial
  7. petechia
  8. petechiae
  9. petechial
  10. petechial fever
  11. petechiate

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