(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:56:44

Pe*tech"i*al (?), a. [Cf. F. p'et'echial, LL. petecchialis.] Med.

Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiae; spotted.

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

 

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