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noun (petechi, ae)
- a small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin
- 1973: It is scurvy. All my authorities agree " weakness, diffused muscular pain, , tender gums, ill breath " and M"Alister has no doubt of it. " Patrick O"Brian, HMS Surprise
Etymology: Modern Latin, from Italian petecchie "skin eruptions", from a popular Latin diminutive of Latin petigo "scab, eruption".
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