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petechia

DEFINITIONS OF: petechia

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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)

Type of:
bruise, contusion
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
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