Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of petechiæ; characterized by or accompanied with petechiæ or livid spots: as, a petechial eruption or fever.
- Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted.
- adjective a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling
petechiae (small,nonraised haemorrhages on theskin )
Etymologies
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Examples
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The doctor found some petechial hemorrhages in both eyes.
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The place where you normally hear about petechial hemorrhages is on crime shows.
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Deadly epidemics that ravaged German prison camps included dysentery, influenza (grippe), petechial fever, typhoid fever (enteric fever), cholera, tuberculosis, and typhus.
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What had been considered shell shock in the first World War, presumably due to petechial hemorrhages in the brain, became battle fatigue, then war neuroses, during World War 2.
Dr. Leo Rangell: Music in the Head: Living at the Brain-Mind Border; Part 1 2008
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Conversely, normally slaughtered animals may be treated less gently, which often results in petechial hemorrhages, small pinpoint hemorrhages visible on the skin or other membranes.
Archive 2008-01-01 GreenFertility 2008
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Conversely, normally slaughtered animals may be treated less gently, which often results in petechial hemorrhages, small pinpoint hemorrhages visible on the skin or other membranes.
Why Kosher Meat Is A Healthier Alternative GreenFertility 2008
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What had been considered shell shock in the first World War, presumably due to petechial hemorrhages in the brain, became battle fatigue, then war neuroses, during World War 2.
Dr. Leo Rangell: Music in the Head: Living at the Brain-Mind Border; Part 1 2006
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And if you go back to the picture of the abrasion, there's some localized swelling and barely visible petechial hemorrhaging, which can be associated with spider bites.
Predator Cornwell, Patricia 2005
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There were cruel bruises and indentations on the flesh of her neck where the necktie had cut in, and she had the characteristic pinpoints of petechial hemorrhages on her face and in her eyes, which were common to strangulation victims.
Without Pity Ann Rule 2003
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There were cruel bruises and indentations on the flesh of her neck where the necktie had cut in, and she had the characteristic pinpoints of petechial hemorrhages on her face and in her eyes, which were common to strangulation victims.
Without Pity Ann Rule 2003
zanshin commented on the word petechial
Am I the only one who learned this word from CSI?
December 12, 2006
she commented on the word petechial
This word is my fondest (only?) memory of CSI!
'Petechial hemorrhaging' is one of the world's most enjoyable phrases.
September 1, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word petechial
"'One of the most striking of the complications was hemorrhage from mucous membranes, especially from the nose, stomach, and intestine. Bleeding from the ears and petechial hemorrhages in the skin also occurred.'"
—physician's report, quoted in John M. Barry, The Great Influenza (NY: Penguin Books, 2004), 237
February 16, 2009