miliary

[ mil-ee-er-ee, mil-yuh-ree ]

/ ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri /

adjective

resembling millet seeds.

Pathology. accompanied by papules or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever.

Nearby words

milford haven, milhaud, miliarensis, miliaria, miliaria rubra, miliary, miliary abscess, miliary embolism, miliary fever, miliary tuberculosis, milicent

Origin of miliary

1675–85; < Latin miliārius of millet, equivalent to mili(um) millet + -ārius -ary

Related forms

sub·mil·i·ar·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for miliary

The American-led miliary coalition denied the charges of abuse.
Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miliary aneurisms have been found by Galliard and others as a cause of profuse and even fatal hemorrhage from the stomach.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Some relapsing fever occurred also in London, among destitute Irish, which was often attended by a miliary eruption (Ormerod).
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
Frequently the synovial membrane is studded with miliary tubercles and its cavity is filled with an abundant serous secretion.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

This young woman's lungs are full of miliary tubercles—little round bodies the size of a millet seed.
The Faith Doctor|Edward Eggleston
The miliary eruptions were critical to the few that had them; the flat livid petechiae appeared at all times of the disorder.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for miliary

miliary

/ (ˈmɪljərɪ) /

adjective

resembling or relating to millet seeds

(of a disease or skin eruption) characterized by small lesions resembling millet seedsmiliary tuberculosis

Word Origin for miliary

C17: from Latin miliārius, from milium millet

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Medicine definitions for miliary

miliary

[ mĭl′ē-ĕr′ē ]

adj.

Having the appearance of grains derived from haylike millet grass.

Characterized by the presence of small skin lesions that have the size and appearance of millet seeds.