miliaria /mi·li·a·ria/ (mil″e-ar´e-ah) a cutaneous condition with retention of sweat, which is extravasated at different levels in the skin; when used alone, it refers to miliaria rubra.
miliaria ru´bra heat rash; prickly heat; a condition due to obstruction of the ducts of the sweat glands; the sweat escapes into the epidermis, producing pruritic red papulovesicles.
miliaria ru·bra (r  br )n. See heat rash. |
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