petecchia

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petecchia (Wikipedia approfondimento) f sing (pl.: petecchie)

  1. (medicina) emorragia puntiforme del derma
  2. (senso figurato) (noncomune) definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
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IPA: /peˈtekkja/

probabilmente dal latino *pesticula, da pestis ("peste", della quale essa sovente è il sintomo); o forse da petigo ("scabbia", "impetigine"). Meno probabilmente da pittacium, dal greco antico πιττάκιον (pittákion, tavoletta impecciata per scriverci), da πιττά (pittá, "pece")

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