[pe.te.chia] n, pl -chi.ae [NL, fr. It petecchia, ultim. fr. L impetigo] (ca. 1796): a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane esp. in some infectious diseases (as typhoid fever) -- pe.te.chi.al adj
PETECHIA
Meaning of PETECHIA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012