Miliaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miliaria \Mil`i*a"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Miliary}.] (Med.)
     A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red
     pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary
     fever.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  miliaria
       n : obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
           [syn: {prickly heat}, {heat rash}]