milium

[ mil-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural mil·i·a [mil, -ee-, uh].

1. a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.

milium

/ ˈmɪlɪəm /

noun

1. pathol a small whitish nodule on the skin, usually resulting from a clogged sebaceous gland

Word History and Origins

Origin of milium¹

1350–1400; Middle English mylium < New Latin, Latin: millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of milium¹

C19: from Latin: millet

Example Sentences

Tiny white bumps that occur mostly on the face, especially around the eyes, milia are basically pores that are clogged with sebum and oil and have a layer of skin that has grown over them.

From Washington Post

Skin imperfections are revealed to have names—papules, pustules, milia, cysts—and to respond to certain treatments.

From The New Yorker

Cethegus himself, with his small band of trusty adherents, hastened across the �milia to the west coast of Italy, which he reached at Populonium.

From Project Gutenberg

Scipio, on his return home, told his wife �milia that he had concluded a match for her younger daughter.

From Project Gutenberg

From Tuscany, as we have seen, the Huns of Justinian were already devastating Picenum and the country as far as the �milia.

From Project Gutenberg