petechial

pe·te·chi·al

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pi-tee-kee-uh l, -tek-ee-]
- /pɪˈti ki əl, -ˈtɛk i-/
- /piːtˈekɪəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pi-tee-kee-uh l, -tek-ee-]
- /pɪˈti ki əl, -ˈtɛk i-/

Definition of petechial word

adjective petechial pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae. 1

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Origin of petechial

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

From the New Latin word petechiālis, dating back to 1700-10. See petechia, -al1

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Parts of speech for Petechial

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Petechial

petechial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

petechial usage trend in Literature

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