[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

petechiae \petech"iae\, n. pl.; sing. petechia. nl., fr.
   ll. peteccia; cf. f. p'et'echie, it. petecchia, sp.
   petequia, gr. pitta`kion a label, plaster. med.
   small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due
   to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in
   malignant fevers, etc.
   1913 webster
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[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

petechia
     n : a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as
         the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the
         skin as in typhoid fever
     also: petechiae pl
see also:
petechiae 

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