PETECHIAE -
Noun: A small reddish or purplish spot occurring on the skin or on mucous membranes (such as in the mouth), caused by very small haemorrhages in connection with certain infectious diseases, radiation sickness or in the case of AA and MDS patients, a shortage of platelets. In the latter case, once one has a transfusion of platelets, the condition clears up.

Italian - petecchia = singular speck

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