petechia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈtiːkɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pi tē′kē ə, -tek′ē ə)

Inflections of 'petechia' (n): npl: petechiae

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•te•chi•a  (pi tē′kē ə, -tek′ē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -te•chi•ae (-tē′kē ē′, -tek′ē ē′).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
  • Vulgar Latin *(im)petīcula, equivalent. to Latin impetīc-, stem of impetīx, variant of impetīgō impetigo + -ula -ule
  • Italian petecchia (in plural) rash, spots on skin
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
petechia /pɪˈtiːkɪə/ n ( pl -chiae /-kɪˌiː/)
  1. a minute discoloured spot on the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, caused by an underlying ruptured blood vessel
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Italian petecchia freckle, of obscure originpeˈtechial adj
'petechia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
petechial - yellow warbler

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