miliary
miliary adjective: of or pertaining to millet seeds.
Adjective
miliary (comparative more miliary, superlative most miliary)
- Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
- a miliary eruption
- a miliary fever
- Small and numerous.
- the miliary tubercles of Echini
Noun
miliary (plural miliaries)
- One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
miliary meaning in Tamil
miliary in Tamil
- மிகச்சிறிய அளவுள்ள, நுண்மணிய
Forms of miliary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more miliary |
| superlative | most miliary |
| Noun | |
| plural | miliaries |
Origin of miliary
From Latin miliārius, from milium.
Words formed from miliary
- miliary abscess
- miliary bronchiolithiasis
- miliary dermatitis
- miliary gland
- miliary tuberculosis
- submiliary
Phrases with miliary
Words that rhyme with miliary
- auxiliary
- ciliary
- atrabiliary
- nasociliary
- biliary
- circumciliary
- domiciliary
- extraciliary
- interciliary
- intraciliary
- iridociliary
- mucociliary
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Questions about miliary
- What does miliary mean?
- Miliary means of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- What is miliary in Tamil?
- Miliary in Tamil is மிகச்சிறிய அளவுள்ள, நுண்மணிய. See Miliary meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is miliary?
- Miliary can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near miliary in the dictionary
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