miliar

miliary

adjective mee-LYAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin miliarius ('relating to millet'), because the lesions resemble millet seeds.

Usage Note

Miliar is a medical and botanical term meaning 'resembling millet seeds in size'. It most commonly appears in tuberculosis miliar, a severe disseminated form of tuberculosis, and in fiebre miliar, an old name for a sweating fever. Outside specialist registers it is rarely used; learners will encounter it mainly in medical texts.

Examples

"El médico diagnosticó una tuberculosis miliar."

Natural Translation

The doctor diagnosed miliary tuberculosis.

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