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
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“It’s overwhelmingly a blue-collar victory,” she said, pointing to clients in the miliary or trades with stable incomes and careers who typically live outside of high-cost-of-living areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
On Dec. 12, 1979, the Politburo approved a miliary intervention with no debate as Mr. Brezhnev and the others signed a handwritten decision memo titled “On the Situation in ‘A.’”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 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
Acute miliary tuberculosis as an immediate concomitant of measles is rare.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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