Category:Petechiae

Pe*tech"i*æ, n. pl.; sing. Petechia (. Etym: [nl., fr. Ll. peteccia; Cf. F. pétéchie, it. petecchia, sp. petequia, gr. (med.)

Defn: small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to Extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, Etc.