Look up: petechia

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   petechia
   [n] - a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
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   Petechia
   A small red or purple spot just under the skin, caused by blood leaking from a small broken blood vessel. People whose blood is not clotting properly may have many petechia in an area of the body. Looks like a rash of tiny red dots and is sometimes called pinprick bleeds or a purpural rash.
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   petechia
   Small spot caused by leakage of blood under the skin.
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   Petechia
   A small spot (usually red or purple) caused by extravasation of blood.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA
   
   
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   petechia
   a pinpoint haemorrhage into the skin,usually around hair follicles Category: Medicine
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   petechia
   (= petechiae (plural)) Small round red-purple spot, not raised and caused by intradermal haemorrhage.
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   petechia
   A pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous haemorrhage. ... Compare: ecchymosis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   petechia
   noun a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
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   Petechia
   A `petechia` , plural `petechiae` is a small red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage (broken capillary blood vessels). Petechiae may be a sign of thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts). They also occur in circumstances when platelet function is inhibited (e.g., as a side effect of medications or during certain infections) or when excessive pressure is applied to tissue (e.g., when a tourniquet is applied to an extremity or ...
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    petechia
    (pә-te´ke-ә) a minute, pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous hemorrhage; it later turns blue or yellow. adj., pete´chial., adj.
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    petechia
    (from the article `cardiovascular disease`) ...in a motionless upright position. In certain disease states there is increased fragility of the capillary wall, with resultant hemorrhages into ... [2 related articles]
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    petechia
    a pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by intradermal or submucous haemorrhage. Cf. ecchymosis.
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