petechia
/pɪˈtiːkɪə/
petechia noun: a small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
Noun
petechia (plural petechiae)
- A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
- It is scurvy. All my authorities agree – weakness, diffused muscular pain, petechia, tender gums, ill breath – and M’Alister has no doubt of it.1973, Patrick O’Brian, HMS Surprise
- 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.2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 97
petechia meaning in Tamil
petechia in Tamil
- இரத்த ஒழுக்கு, சிறு ஒழுக்கு, சிறு கசிவு
Forms of petechia
| plural | petechiae |
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Origin of petechia
Learned borrowing from New Latin petechia, from Italian petecchie (“skin eruptions”, plural), probably from a popular Latin diminutive of petigo (“scab, eruption”) (from impetīgo).
Words formed from petechia
Questions about petechia
- What does petechia mean?
- Petechia means a small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
- What is petechia in Tamil?
- Petechia in Tamil is இரத்த ஒழுக்கு, சிறு ஒழுக்கு, சிறு கசிவு. See Petechia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is petechia?
- Petechia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce petechia?
- Petechia is pronounced /pɪˈtiːkɪə/.
- What is the plural of petechia?
- The plural of petechia is petechiae.
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