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Webster 1913 Edition
Miliary
Mil′ia-ry
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
miliarius
, fr. milium
millet: cf. F. miliaire
.] 1.
Like millet seeds;
as, a
. miliary
eruption2.
(Med.)
Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds;
as, a
. miliary
fever3.
(Zool.)
Small and numerous;
as, the
. miliary
tubercles of EchiniMil′ia-ry
,Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the small tubercles of Echini.
Webster 1828 Edition
Miliary
MIL'IARY
,Adj.
1.
Resembling millet seeds; as a miliary eruption; miliary glands. The miliary glands are the sebaceous glands of the skin.2.
Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as a miliary fever.Definition 2024
miliary
miliary
English
Adjective
miliary (comparative more miliary, superlative most miliary)
- Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- (medicine) Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
- a miliary eruption
- a miliary fever
- Small and numerous.
- the miliary tubercles of Echini
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Translations
Noun
miliary (plural miliaries)
- (zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.