petechial, a.
(pɪˈtiːkɪəl)
[ad. mod.L. petēchiālis, f. petēchia: see prec.]
Of the nature of, pertaining to, or characterized by petechiæ.
| 1710 T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 129 In..petechial Fevers..it is accounted destructive. 1842 Abdy Water Cure (1843) 16 Attacked by spotted or petechial fever with violent epistaxis. 1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 1124 True petechiae are to be distinguished from the characteristic eruption of typhus fever, which is often called petechial. |