miliaria

[ mil-ee-air-ee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.

Origin of miliaria

1
1700–10; <New Latin miliāria,Latin: feminine of miliāriusmiliary

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miliaria

/ (ˌmɪlɪˈɛərɪə) /


noun
  1. an acute itching eruption of the skin, caused by blockage of the sweat glands: Nontechnical names: heat rash, prickly heat

Origin of miliaria

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C19: from New Latin, from Latin miliārius miliary

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