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Miliary vs Ciliary - What's the difference?

miliary | ciliary |

As adjectives the difference between miliary and ciliary

is that miliary is of or pertaining to millet seeds while ciliary is of or pertaining to a cilium.

As a noun miliary

is one of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.

miliary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
  • (medicine) 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

    Derived terms

    *miliary abscess *miliary bronchiolithiasis *miliary dermatitis *miliary tuberculosis

    Noun

    (miliaries)
  • (zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
  • ciliary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to a cilium
  • Of or pertaining to eyelashes .
  • ciliary muscles

    Derived terms

    * ciliary muscle * ciliary body