petechia

英 [pɪ'tiːkɪə] 美[pɪ'tikɪr]
  • n. 瘀点,瘀斑

英英释义


1. a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)

英文词源


petechia (n.)
plural petechiae, "small crimson or purple spots on skin," c. 1795 (from 1580s in English texts as an Italian word), Modern Latin, from Italian petecchia "specks or freckles on the face," in plural form petecchie "measles," of unknown origin. Related: Petechial.

词态变化


复数: petechiae;