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milium definition

mili·um (mil′ē əm)

noun pl. milia -·ia (-ə)

a small, whitish nodule of the skin, somewhat like a millet seed, resulting from retention of the secretion of a sebaceous gland

Etymology: ModL < L: see millet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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