MILIARY


Meaning of MILIARY in English

/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; miliarius of millet, equiv. to mili ( um ) MILLET + -arius -ARY ]

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