Poor quality capillaries can rupture and bleed small amounts into the tissue. On the surface it looks like several tiny red dots. This is called ___.     embolus     varicose veins     petechia     cicatrix

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  1. Poor quality capillaries can rupture and bleed small amounts into the tissue. On the surface it looks like several tiny red dots. This is called ___.

       

    embolus

       

    varicose veins

       

    petechia

       

    cicatrix

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