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Noun: miliary tuberculosis  'mi-lee`e-ree tû`bur-kyu'low-sis
  1. 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)

Type of: T.B., TB, tuberculosis

Encyclopedia: Miliary tuberculosis