miliary fever

noun

an acute infectious fever characterized by profuse sweating and the formation on the skin of minute fluid-filled vesiclesNontechnical name: sweating sickness

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Words nearby miliary fever

miliaria, miliaria rubra, miliary, miliary abscess, miliary embolism, miliary fever, miliary tuberculosis, milicent, milieu, milieu therapy, milit.
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Medical definitions for miliary fever

miliary fever

n.

An infectious disease characterized by fever, profuse sweating, and the production of sudamina, occurring formerly in severe epidemics.
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