petechial

[ pi-tee-kee-uhl, -tek-ee- ]

adjectivePathology.
  1. pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.

Origin of petechial

1
From the New Latin word petechiālis, dating back to 1700–10. See petechia, -al1

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