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Miliary

One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.

📖 Definitions of "Miliary"

noun
  1. 1

    One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to millet seeds.

  2. 2

    Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.

    "a miliary eruption"

  3. 3

    Small and numerous.

    "the miliary tubercles of Echini"

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militarynoun(Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
miliolinenounAny member of the Miliolida order of foraminifera.
milliarynounA milestone.
meliannounA native or inhabitant of Milos.
mitral(anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.
minkynounReferring to minky fabric.
milkennoun(archaic) Consisting of milk.
submiliary(medicine) Designating large tuberculous masses formed by the coalescence of many miliary tubercles.
milchyMilk-giving; abounding in milk.
mitynounAlternative spelling of mitey (“infested with mites”). [Of or pertaining to mites.]
meazling(obsolete) Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing.
mamillar(anatomy) Relating to a mamilla.
mictic(biology) Relating to mixis.
meconicnoun(medicine) Of or pertaining to meconium.
mamilian(historical) Of or relating to the Mamilius gens of Ancient Rome.
maremmaticOf or relating to a maremma.
moliminalnoun(biology) Relating to the molimina.
mallearnounOf, or pertaining to, the malleus.
massiliotenoun(historical) Of, from or relating to Massilia (ancient Marseille).
mammillarAlternative form of mammillary. [Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.]

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