PETECHIA


Meaning of PETECHIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtē-kē-ə ]

noun

( plural pe·te·chi·ae -kē-ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Italian petecchia, ultimately from Latin impetigo

Date: circa 1784

: a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage

• pe·te·chi·al -kē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.