miliary tuberculosis

miliary tuberculosis

noun Pathology.
tuberculosis in which the bacilli are spread by the blood from one point of infection, producing small tubercles in other parts of the body.

Origin:
1895–1900
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miliary tuberculosis

noun
acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream) 
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