Definition of "petechial" []

• Characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin) (adjective)

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• "The place where you normally hear about petechial hemorrhages is on crime shows."
• "The doctor found some petechial hemorrhages in both eyes."
• "Deadly epidemics that ravaged German prison camps included dysentery, influenza (grippe), petechial fever, typhoid fever (enteric fever), cholera, tuberculosis, and typhus."