Petechia

2 definitions found

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

  Petechiae \Pe*tech"i*[ae]\, n. pl.; sing. {Petechia}. [NL., fr.
     LL. peteccia; cf. F. p['e]t['e]chie, 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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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)]