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petechial

/pɪˈtiːki.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
pe-techial
IPA
/pɪˈtiːki.əl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia + -al.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more petechial (comparative) most petechial (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpetechial

Phrases

bovine infectious petechial fever bovine petechial fever petechial fever

Questions

How do you pronounce petechial?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈtiːki.əl/.
What does petechial mean?
Characterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
Where does petechial come from?
From New Latin petechialis. By surface analysis, petechia + -al.

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