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Petechiae are small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain diseases. It is usually due to an abnormality of the blood-clotting system.
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∙ 8y agoPetechiae are small broken blood vessels often seen under the skin.
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What is the medical term meaning hickey?
petechia
What genus is for a yellow warbler in?
Family Parulidae, genus Dendroica. Dendroica Petechia.
The victim's hyoid bone was crushed and you see petechia which are tiny hemorrhages on the conjunctiva of the eye What killed her?
Strangulation
What is pitikia?
Petechia are small red or purple spots on the body, caused by minor broken blood vessels.
How do you pronounce Petechiae?
Pa Teek Ia Or You Can Go To This Website http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/petechia To Listen.
What is a yellow warbler?
A yellow warbler is a yellow songbird found on the American continent, wtih the Latin name Dendroica petechia.
Is nosebleeds a symptom of lupus?
Petechia appear as small, pinpoint dots on the skin. They may occur as a symptom of lupus or of other disorders.
What is the medical term meaning a love bite?
A love bite or hickey is a type of lesion called a petechia. Hickeys are not the only cause of petechiae.
What does it mean when there is red dots on legs and when touched feel like a bruise?
sounds like petechia which are broken blood vessels.. if they don't go away in a week or so, call your doctor.
Patient 4 year old boy having pale face bruise petechia cold cough mild fever low hemoglobin. which disease is this boy suffering from?
the boy has a diese which means he is pregnat.
Is it normal to have purple lesions appear on the skin in a terminal cancer patient?
if these are tiny areas then they are probably petechia which are small bleeds usually related to low platelet count. Blood counts are general low in terminal cancer patients.
What would cause the blood vessels to temporarily pop up and hurt in the arms?
it could be Petechia but basically its when youre body is not getting enough oxygen to certain parts of your body and those parts result with broken/popped blood vessels, this happens to me quite often as well
