petechial

See also: pétéchial

English

Etymology

From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪˈtiːki.əl/

Adjective

petechial (comparative more petechial, superlative most petechial)

1. (medicine) Characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
   • 1750, John Huxham, chapter 8, in An Essay on Fevers:

     Of putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers.

   • 2001, M. W. Service, editor, Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections:

     Petechial haemorrhages may appear in the conjunctivae and ecchymotic haemorrhages on the ventral surface of the tongue.

Derived terms

• bovine infectious petechial fever
• bovine petechial fever
• petechial fever

 

Anagrams

• epithecal