Word Study
miliary
CIDE DICTIONARY
miliary, a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire.].
- Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption. [1913 Webster]
- Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever. [1913 Webster]
- Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini. [1913 Webster]
miliary, n.
One of the small tubercles of Echini. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
miliary, adj.
1 like a millet-seed in size or form.
2 (of a disease) having as a symptom a rash with lesions resembling millet-seed.
1 like a millet-seed in size or form.
2 (of a disease) having as a symptom a rash with lesions resembling millet-seed.
Etymology
L miliarius f. milium millet
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