miliary

miliary /mil·i·ary/ (mil´e-ar″e)

1. like millet seeds.

2. characterized by lesions resembling millet seeds.

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mil·i·ar·y (ml-r)

adj.

1. Having the appearance of grains derived from haylike millet grass.

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

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miliary

[mil′ē·er′ē]

Etymology: L, milium, millet

describing a condition marked by the appearance of very small lesions the size of millet seeds, such as miliary tuberculosis, which is characterized by tiny tubercles throughout the body.

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miliary,

adj pertaining to a condition, such as miliary tuberculosis, marked by the appearance of a multitude of small lesions that resemble millet seeds.

Miliary.

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miliary

1. like millet seeds.

2. characterized by the formation of lesions resembling millet seeds.

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miliary bronchiolithiasis

see microlithiasis.

miliary dermatitis

see feline miliary dermatitis.

miliary tuberculosis

an acute form of tuberculosis in which minute tubercles are formed in a number of organs of the body, owing to dissemination of the bacilli throughout the body by the bloodstream.

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miliary

adjective Referring to a disseminated process comprised of innumerable millet-seed sized lesions, classically seen in miliary TB in the pre-antibiotic period–the 'millet seeds' correspond to granulomas, also seen in disseminated histoplasmosis and CMV pneumonitis