Small, minute bruises are called:
a. ecchymoses.
b. petechiae.
c. spider veins.
d. telangiectasias.
B
Petechiae are smaller than 0.5 cm in diameter. Ecchymoses are larger than 0.5 cm in diameter. Spider veins and telangiectasias are vascular lesions.
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