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mil⋅i⋅um

  [mil-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural mil⋅i⋅a  [mil-ee-uh] . Pathology.
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME mylium < NL, L: millet
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mil·i·um   (mĭl'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. mil·i·a (-ē-ə)
A small, white or yellowish cystlike mass just below the surface of the skin, caused by retention of the secretion of a sebaceous gland. Also called whitehead.

[Middle English, millet, from Latin; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: mil·i·um
Pronunciation: 'mil-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mil·ia /-E-&/
: a small pearly firm noninflammatory elevation of the skin (as of the face) due to retention of keratin in an oil gland duct blocked by a thin layer of epithelium called also whitehead;—compare BLACKHEAD 1
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milium mil·i·um (mĭl'ē-əm)
n. pl. mil·i·a (-ē-ə)
A small, white or yellowish cystlike mass just below the surface of the skin, caused by retention of the secretion of a sebaceous gland. Also called pearly tubercle, whitehead.

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