English Explanatory Dictionary

miliary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
  2. Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
  3. Small and numerous.
noun
  1. One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

miliary more miliary most miliary miliaries

Etymology

From Latin miliārius, from milium.

Derived words

miliary abscess miliary bronchiolithiasis miliary dermatitis miliary gland miliary tuberculosis submiliary
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