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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Cf. F.

pétéchial

, LL.

petecchialis

(Med.)

Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted.

Petechial fever

a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.

Adj.

Spotted. A petechial fever is a malignant fever accompanied with purple spots on the skin.

See also: petechial

pétéchial m ‎(feminine singular pétéchiale, masculine plural pétéchiaux, feminine plural pétéchiales)