miliary

miliary
/mil"ee er'ee, mil"yeuh ree/, adj.
1. resembling millet seeds.
2. Pathol. accompanied by papules or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever.
[1675-85; < L miliarius of millet, equiv. to mili(um) MILLET + -arius -ARY]

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  • miliary — adjective Etymology: Latin miliarius of millet, from milium millet more at millet Date: 1685 having or made up of many small projections or lesions < miliary tubercles > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • miliary — mil•i•ar•y [[t]ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri[/t]] adj. 1) resembling millet seeds 2) pat marked or accompanied by vesicles resembilng millet seeds: miliary tuberculosis[/ex] • Etymology: 1675–85; < L miliārius of millet =mili(um) millet+ ārius ary …   From formal English to slang

  • miliary — /ˈmɪljəri/ (say milyuhree) adjective 1. resembling a millet seed or seeds. 2. Pathology accompanied by spots (papules) or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever. {Latin miliārius of millet} …  

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