milium


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
milium /ˈmɪlɪəm/
noun (pl. milia /ˈmɪlɪə/) Medicine a small, hard, pale keratinous nodule formed on the skin, typically by a blocked sebaceous gland.
– origin C19: from L., lit. ‘millet’ (because of a resemblance to a millet seed).
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