'Petechiae' definitions:
Definition of 'Petechiae'
From: GCIDE
- Petechiae \Pe*tech"i*[ae]\, n. pl.; sing. Petechia. [NL., fr. LL. peteccia; cf. F. p['e]t['e]chie, It. petecchia, Sp. petequia, Gr. pitta`kion a label, plaster.] (Med.) Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc. [1913 Webster]