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

No. It can scarcely be confounded with milium, as in this latter disease the lesion has no open outlet, no black point, and the contents cannot be squeezed out.

From Project Gutenberg

Milium consists in the formation of small, whitish or yellowish, rounded, pearly, non-inflammatory elevations situated in the upper part of the corium.

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What is the anatomical seat of milium?

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On the other hand, the existence of a most intimate connection between the agriculture of the one country and that of the other is attested by their possessing in common all the oldest expressions relating to it; -ager-, —agros—; -aro aratrum-, —aroo arotron—; -ligo-alongside of —lachaino—; -hortus-, —chortos—; -hordeum-, —krithei—; -milium-, —melinei—; -rapa-, —raphanis-; -malva-, —malachei—; -vinum-, —oinos—.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, the existence of a most intimate connection between the agriculture of the one country and that of the other is attested by their possessing in common all the oldest expressions relating to it; -ager-, —agros—; -aro aratrum-, —aroo arotron—; -ligo-alongside of —lachaino—; -hortus-, —chortos—; -hordeum-, —krithei—; -milium-, —melinei—; -rapa-, —raphanis-; -malva-, —malachei—; -vinum-, —oinos—.

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