a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
tiny red dots under the skin that are the result of very small bleeds.
Little red spots, ranging in size from pinpoint to several millimeters in diameter. Petechiae consist of extravasated blood.
a pinpoint, non-raised, purplish-red spot caused by intradermal or subcutaneous hemorrhage. Plural is petechiae. These are tell-tale symptoms of Ebola and Lassa Fevers.
A petechia (IPA pronunciation: ), plural petechiae (IPA pronunciation: ) is a small red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage (broken capillary blood vessels).
