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miliary /mil·i·ary/ (mil´e-ar″e)
1. like millet seeds.
2. characterized by lesions resembling millet seeds.

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.

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.
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Miliary.

miliary
1. like millet seeds.
2. characterized by the formation of lesions resembling millet seeds.

miliary bronchiolithiasis
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 seen in disseminated histoplasmosis and CMV pneumonitis


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