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miliary /mil·i·ary/ (mil´e-ar″e)
1. like millet seeds. 2. characterized by lesions resembling millet seeds.
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. Miliary Referring to a disseminated process comprised of innumerable millet-seed sized lesions, classically seen in miliary tuberulosis in the pre-antibiotic period—the ‘millet seeds’ correspond to granulomas—and also seen in disseminated histoplasmosis and CMV pneumonitis miliary [mil´e-ar″e] 1. like millet seeds. 2. characterized by the formation of lesions resembling millet seeds.
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 1. like millet seeds. 2. characterized by the formation of lesions resembling millet seeds. 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. 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
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