miliary

(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

Origin: L miliarius < milium, millet

See miliary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having the appearance of millet seeds.
  2. Pathology Characterized by the presence of small skin lesions that have the size and appearance of millet seeds.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English miliaris, miliari, skin disease characterized by miliary eruptions

Origin: , from Medieval Latin miliāris

Origin: , from Latin miliārius, of millet

Origin: , from milium, millet; see millet

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