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petecchia.

petechia

9 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/peˈtek.kja/
  1. petechia

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Latin petīgō ("scab, eruption"), a popular form of impetīgo (perhaps through a Vulgar Latin root *peticla < *(im)peticula, or alternatively, from a Vulgar Latin *pestic(u)la, from pestis. Less likely from Ancient Greek πιττάκια (pittákia), plural of πιττάκιον (pittákion).

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