miliaria
(mil-ē-ar′ē-ă)
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[L. miliaria, pert. to millet (seeds)]
An inflamed papular or vesicular rash that results from obstruction of the flow of sweat from sweat glands, esp. by occlusive clothing in warm and humid conditions.
miliary (mil′ē-er″ē)
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, adj. TREATMENT
The rash often improves after the patient returns to a cooler climate or the affected area is cooled and dried.
MILIARIA
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Miliaria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757750/all/miliaria.
Miliaria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757750/all/miliaria. Accessed December 13, 2024.
Miliaria. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757750/all/miliaria
Miliaria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 13]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757750/all/miliaria.
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