miliary
Americanadjective
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resembling millet seeds.
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Pathology. accompanied by papules or vesicles resembling millet seeds.
miliary fever.
adjective
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resembling or relating to millet seeds
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(of a disease or skin eruption) characterized by small lesions resembling millet seeds
miliary tuberculosis
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of miliary
1675–85; < Latin miliārius of millet, equivalent to mili ( um ) millet + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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Japan has been accelerating its miliary buildup as it stresses the need to fortify its deterrence against growing threats.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
“Significant efforts of our miliary are behind the so-called ‘goodwill gesture’ of the enemy,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
He also mused that perhaps the transatlantic miliary alliance could one day welcome Brazil.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2019
House Speaker Paul Ryan noted the ramped-up spending for the miliary that his GOP members sought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
The liver is seldom attacked by tubercle, unless in cases of general miliary tuberculosis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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