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miliaria

miliaria

9.9
A skin rash of small itchy spots caused by blocked sweat pores in hot weather
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪlɪˈɛəriə/
  • Specialized
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  • The doctor diagnosed her with miliaria after she developed a rash during the heatwave.

Examples

  • Wearing tight clothing in hot weather can increase your risk of miliaria.

  • Infants are particularly susceptible to miliaria in warm, humid environments.

  • What is miliaria?

  • She developed miliaria after spending a day at the beach.

  • Infants are particularly susceptible to miliaria in warm, humid environments.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with miliaria after she developed a rash during the heatwave.

  • Wearing tight clothing in hot weather can increase your risk of miliaria.

Synonyms

heat rash
vsmiliaria
1 3.5

A skin irritation with small red bumps that appears when it is hot and humid

stresses the cause and itchy rash rather than merely red bumps
prickly heat
vsmiliaria
  • UK
1 7.0

A skin rash with small itchy red spots in hot, wet weather

focuses on the sweat duct blockage causing those itchy rashes

Surface Forms

miliaria singular
miliaras plural

Etymology

The word miliaria comes from the Latin milium, which means 'millet', because the rash looks like tiny grains or seeds. So, miliaria is the name for the small, itchy bumps that appear when sweat ducts are blocked in hot, humid weather.