petechia.

A tiny red or purple spot caused by a small amount of bleeding beneath the skin or a membrane.

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Words that belong together

• petechial rash
• scattered petechiae

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Scattered petechiae marked the otherwise pale skin.

The examiner noted a petechia beside the larger bruise.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular petechia; plural petechiae. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.