petechia

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

Similar words

petechiation purpura telangiectasia ecchymosis petechial fever bleed plague spot telangiectesia lesion microbleed

Often followed by

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Word family

petechiae petechial