‖ miliaria
(mɪlɪˈɛərɪə)
[mod.L. uses of L. miliāria, fem. of miliārius: see miliary a.]
† 1. The corn-bunting, Emberiza miliaria. Obs.
| 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Miliaria, a Bird that feeds upon Millet, a Linnet. |
2. Path. Miliary fever: see miliary a. 2.
| 1807 Med. Jrnl. XVII. 399 Section 2. Exanthemata..miliaria, urticaria,..and variola vaccina. 1822–34 Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) III. 408 Various species of ecpyesis, smallpox and in one instance miliaria. 1876 Duhring Dis. Skin 230 Miliaria is an acute, inflammatory disorder of the sweat-glands. 1890 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |