Petechial

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

  Petechial \Pe*tech"i*al\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]t['e]chial, LL.
     petecchialis.] (Med.)
     Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi[ae]; spotted.
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     {Petechial fever}, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid


        spots on the skin.
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