i noun, plural mil·i·a 
[mil-ee-uh] . Pathology.
[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; Middle English mylium < Neo-Latin, Latin: millet
1350–1400; Middle English mylium < Neo-Latin, Latin: millet
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| —n , pl -ia | |
| pathol a small whitish nodule on the skin, usually resulting from a clogged sebaceous gland | |
| [C19: from Latin: millet] | |
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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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