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adjective
Etymology: Latin miliarius of millet, from milium millet — more at millet
Date: 1685
having or made up of many small projections or lesions <miliary tubercles>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Miliary — Mil ia*ry (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Miliary — Mil ia*ry, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the small tubercles of Echini. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miliary — [mil′ē er΄ē, mil′yər ē] adj. [L miliarius < milium,MILLET] 1. like a millet seed or seeds 2. Med. characterized or accompanied by lesions about the size of millet seeds: said, specif., of a form of tuberculosis which spreads from a primary… … English World dictionary
miliary — 1. Resembling a millet seed in size (about 2 mm). 2. Marked by the presence of nodules of millet seed size on any surface. [see miliaria] * * * mil·i·ary mil ē .er ē adj 1) resembling or suggesting a small seed or many small seeds <a miliary… … Medical dictionary
miliary — /mil ee er ee, mil yeuh ree/, adj. 1. resembling millet seeds. 2. Pathol. accompanied by papules or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever. [1675 85; < L miliarius of millet, equiv. to mili(um) MILLET + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
miliary — mil•i•ar•y [[t]ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri[/t]] adj. 1) resembling millet seeds 2) pat marked or accompanied by vesicles resembilng millet seeds: miliary tuberculosis[/ex] • Etymology: 1675–85; < L miliārius of millet =mili(um) millet+ ārius ary … From formal English to slang
miliary — /ˈmɪljəri/ (say milyuhree) adjective 1. resembling a millet seed or seeds. 2. Pathology accompanied by spots (papules) or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever. {Latin miliārius of millet} …
Miliary tuberculosis — Classification and external resources Miliary tuberculosis is characterized by a chronic, contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that has spread to other organs of the body by the blood or lymph system … Wikipedia
Miliary dermatitis — secondary to flea allergy Miliary dermatitis is a descriptive term used in veterinary medicine to describe a multifocal distribution of skin lesions, with no identifiable pattern. The term miliary means millet like, as the feel of running one s… … Wikipedia
Miliary fever — was a medical term in the past (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s death report showed this term), used to indicate a general cause of infectious disease that cause an acute fever and skin rashes similar to the cereal grain called proso millet. After… … Wikipedia
