Petechial fever

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Petechial \Pe*tech"i*al\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]t['e]chial, LL.
   petecchialis.] (Med.)
   Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi[ae]; spotted.
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   {Petechial fever}, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid
      spots on the skin.
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