miliaria

[ mil-ee-air-ee-uh ]

/ ˌmɪl iˈɛər i ə /

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noun Pathology.

an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.

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Origin of miliaria

1700–10; <New Latin miliāria,Latin: feminine of miliāriusmiliary

Words nearby miliaria

milfoil, Milford, Milford Haven, Milhaud, miliarensis, miliaria, miliary, miliary fever, miliary tuberculosis, Milicent, milieu

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How to use miliaria in a sentence

It has been observed in the later stages of phthisis, in miliaria, and in those who have eaten of putrid fish.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Conditions favoring a persistent miliaria have also a causative influence, especially observed in infants and young children.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
How would you distinguish miliaria from papular and vesicular eczema, and from sudamen?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
You may depend on it that the bunting, Emberiza miliaria, does not leave this county in the winter.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1|Gilbert White

The miliaria or milestones were perfect stone cylinders about 3½ feet high, on bases.
The Paladins of Edwin the Great|Clements R. Markham

British Dictionary definitions for miliaria

miliaria

/ (ˌmɪlɪˈɛərɪə) /

noun

an acute itching eruption of the skin, caused by blockage of the sweat glandsNontechnical names: heat rash, prickly heat

Word Origin for miliaria

C19: from New Latin, from Latin miliārius miliary

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