- petechial
- adjective see petechia
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pétéchial — pétéchial, iale, iaux [ peteʃjal, jo ] adj. • 1704; de pétéchie ♦ Méd. Accompagné de pétéchies, qui se manifeste par des pétéchies. Typhus pétéchial. ⇒ exanthématique. ● pétéchial, pétéchiale, pétéchiaux adjectif Relatif à la pétéchie. pétéchial … Encyclopédie Universelle
Petechial — Pe*tech i*al, a. [Cf. F. p[ e]t[ e]chial, LL. petecchialis.] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi[ae]; spotted. [1913 Webster] {Petechial fever}, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pétéchial — pétéchial, ale (pé té chi al , a l ) adj. Terme de médecine. Qui ressemble à des pétéchies. Qui est accompagné de pétéchies. Fièvre pétéchiale, nom donné quelquefois au typhus. ÉTYMOLOGIE Pétéchies … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
petechial — kēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin petechialis, from petechia + Latin alis al : giving rise to petechiae petechial hemorrhage : marked by petechiae a petechial rash : relating to petechiae or petechiation a petechial index … Useful english dictionary
petechial — Relating to, accompanied by, or characterized by petechiae. * * * pe·te·chi·al kē əl adj relating to, marked by, or causing petechiae or petechiation <petechial hemorrhage> <a petechial rash> … Medical dictionary
petechial — adjective characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin) Chap. VIII. Of putrid, malignant, petechial Fevers … Wiktionary
Petechial fever — Petechial Pe*tech i*al, a. [Cf. F. p[ e]t[ e]chial, LL. petecchialis.] (Med.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi[ae]; spotted. [1913 Webster] {Petechial fever}, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petechial fever — noun also petechial typhus : purpura hemorrhagica of the horse * * * petechial fever, 1. = typhus. (Cf. ↑typhus) 2. = cerebrospinal meningitis. (Cf. ↑cerebrospinal meningitis) … Useful english dictionary
petechial hemorrhage — the tiny capillary hemorrhage that causes a petechia; called also punctate h. Petechial hemorrhage of the colonic mucosa in thrombocytopenia … Medical dictionary
petechial typhus — noun see petechial fever … Useful english dictionary
