Wat (wie) is pétéchial - definitie
SMALL RED OR PURPLE SPOT ON THE SKIN OR CONJUNCTIVA
Petechiae; Petechial; Petechial hemorrhage; Petechial haemorrhage; Palatal petechiae
petechia
[p?'ti:k??]
¦ noun (plural petechiae -k?i:) Medicine a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.
Derivatives
petechial adjective
Origin
C18: mod. L., from Ital. petecchia (a freckle or spot on the face), from L. petigo 'scab, eruption'.
Petechiae
·noun ·pl Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, ·etc.
Petechial
·adj Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiae; spotted.
Wikipedia
Petechia
A petechia () is a small red or purple spot (≤4 mm in diameter) that can appear on the skin, conjunctiva, retina, and mucous membranes which is caused by haemorrhage of capillaries. The word is derived from Italian petecchia, 'freckle,' of obscure origin. It refers to one of the three descriptive types of hematoma differentiated by size, the other two being ecchymosis (>1cm in diameter) and purpura (4-10mm in diameter). The term is always used in the plural (petechiae), since a single petechia is seldom noticed or significant.
