miliary

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

/ ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri /

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adjective

resembling millet seeds.

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

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Origin of miliary

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

OTHER WORDS FROM miliary

sub·mil·i·ar·y, adjective

Words nearby miliary

Milford Haven, Milhaud, miliarensis, miliaria, miliaria rubra, miliary, miliary abscess, miliary embolism, miliary fever, miliary tuberculosis, Milicent

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How to use miliary in a sentence

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
Does the disease bear any resemblance to the miliary papular syphilide, psoriasis, and papular eczema?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Autopsy revealed bronchopneumonia of the left lung and acute miliary abscess in the liver.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Miliary eruptions were apt to come out about the eleventh day, especially in women.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

He never saw any miliary eruptions, and only sometimes petechiae, or small spots, or marbling as in measles.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The first notice by Dr Johnstone is of a low miliary fever from Midsummer 1752 to the end of the year.
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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Medical 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.