| miller | 1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill. 2. A milling machine. 3. <zoology> A moth or lepidopterous insect; so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth miller. The eagle ray. The hen harrier. Miller's thumb. <zoology> A small fresh water fish of the genus Uranidea (formerly Cottus), as the European species (U. Gobio), and the American (U. Gracilis); called also bullhead. A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| miller fisher syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by total external ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar ataxia, and loss of tendon reflexes. Early symptoms include fever, headache, and pneumonia. They are followed by facial paralysis, diplopia, and paresthesia of the arms and trunk. It is sometimes viewed as a variant of guillain-barre syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miller's asthma | Asthma caused by flour or grain allergens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller's chemicoparasitic theory | That dental caries is caused by microorganisms of the mouth fermenting dietary carbohydrates and producing acids that demineralise the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller, Thomas Grier | <person> U.S. Physician, *1886. See: Miller-Abbott tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller, Willoughby | <person> U.S. Dentist, 1853-1907. See: Miller's chemicoparasitic theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller-Abbott tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millerite | <chemical> A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; sometimes called hair pyrites. Origin: From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge, Eng. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Fisher, Miller | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1910. See: Fisher's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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