miliary
miliary definition
mili·ary (mil′ē er′ē, mil′yər ē)
adjective
- like a millet seed or seeds
- Med. characterized or accompanied by lesions about the size of millet seeds: said, specif., of a form of tuberculosis which spreads from a primary focus of infection to other parts of the body, forming many minute tubercles
Etymology: L miliarius < milium, millet
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