miliary
English
Etymology
Adjective
miliary (comparative more miliary, superlative most miliary)
- Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- (medicine) Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
- a miliary eruption
- a miliary fever
- Small and numerous.
- the miliary tubercles of Echini
Derived terms
Derived terms
- miliary abscess
- miliary bronchiolithiasis
- miliary dermatitis
- miliary tuberculosis
Translations
Noun
miliary (plural miliaries)
- (zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
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