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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PETECHIAL

a.Spotted. A petechial fever is a malignant fever accompanied with purple spots on the skin.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PETECHIAL

Pe *tech "i *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pétéchial, LL. petecchialis.] (Med. )

 

Defn: Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted. Petechial fever, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.