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Petechia Moderate

Petechia has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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)

2

A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bruise
Rhyming Words
shia chia ghia thia ohia yahia bahia lochia baphia gothia pathia lithia pythia pichia raphia ischia anthia sophia fuschia torchia
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