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milium

Syllables: mil·i·um/ˈmɪl.iː.əm/US/ˈmɪl.i.əm/

milium noun: a keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Noun

milium (plural milia)

  1. A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
    Synonyms:
    milk spot, oilseed

milium meaning in Tamil and Arabic

milium in Tamil

சிறுதோல்முண்டு, நுண்மணியம்

milium in Arabic

keratin-filled cyst
دخينة

Synonyms of milium

Forms of milium

pluralmilia

Origin of milium

Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile.

Words that rhyme with milium

Questions about milium

What does milium mean?
Milium means a keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
What is milium in Tamil?
Milium in Tamil is சிறுதோல்முண்டு, நுண்மணியம். See Milium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is milium?
Milium is a noun.
How do you pronounce milium?
Milium is pronounced /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of milium?
The plural of milium is milia.

Words near milium in the dictionary

  1. militsias
  2. militsiia
  3. militsiias
  4. militsiya
  5. militsiyas
  6. milium
  7. Milișăuți
  8. Miljacka
  9. Miljenko
  10. milk
  11. milk abscess

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Adapted from Wiktionary: milium (page history and authors); milium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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