The test is positive if there are more than 20 petechiae per square inch (a petechia is a small red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Global warming may have increased proliferation of dengue-carrying mosquito] Reference
There were no petechia from increased venous pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Break No Bones]
Yet, some of these species have also been reported in other habitats; for instance, P. cancrivorus is common in savanna forests, far from mangrove stands, and D. petechia can be found in grasslands and rain forests. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
Two endemic species of passeriforms on the island are Mimus magnirostris (nightingale) and Vireo caribaeus, and other subspecies are Icterus leucopteryx lawrencii, Vireo altiloquus canescens, Coereba flaveola oblita and Dendroica petechia flavida. From Wordnik.com. [Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests] Reference
Among the endemic birds associated with mangroves are the Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus, the Jamaican tody Todus todus, and endemic subspecies of the mangrove warbler Dendroica petechia gundlachi, and the clapper rail Rallus longirostris caribaeus. From Wordnik.com. [Greater Antilles mangroves] Reference
Birds more specific to mangrove communities are roseate spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja), white-fronted parrot (Amazona albifrons), blue winged teal (Anas discors), common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus), muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), and mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia). From Wordnik.com. [Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves] Reference
Birds more specific to mangrove communities include black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia), great egret (Egretta albus), snowy egret (Egretta thula), jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), wood stork (Mycteria americana), yellow-crowned night heron (Nycticorax violaceus), and Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrorax olivaceus) just to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Honduras mangroves] Reference
She’s also got some facial petechia, or pinpoint hemorrhages. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
It’s petechia, subcutaneous bleeding you get when your platelets are crashing. From Wordnik.com. [Terror At Dawn]
Other birds most specific to mangroves include roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), gray-necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea), rufous-necked wood rail (A. axillaris), mangrove black-hawk (Buteogallus subtilis), green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), white ibis (Eudocimus albus), Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia), and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) just to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [Moist Pacific Coast mangroves] Reference
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