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miliary definition

mili·ary (milē er′ē, milyər ē)

adjective

  1. like a millet seed or seeds
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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