petequia

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Spanish

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese petéquia, Italian petecchia, English petechia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtekja/
  • Rhymes: -ekja
  • Syllabification: pe‧te‧quia

Noun

petequia f (plural petequias)

  1. (medicine) petechia

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