Definition for MIL'IA-RY

MIL'IA-RY, a. [Fr. miliaire, L. milium, millet.]

  1. Resembling millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption; miliary glands. The miliary glands are the sebaceous glands of the skin. Coxe.
  2. Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever.

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