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milium

milium

English

Noun

milium (plural milia)

  1. (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Synonyms

  • milk spot
  • oil seed

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melínē, millet) and Lithuanian málnos (millet).

Pronunciation

milia in agrō (millet in the field)

Noun

milium n (genitive miliī); second declension

  1. millet
Related terms
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative milium milia
genitive miliī miliōrum
dative miliō miliīs
accusative milium milia
ablative miliō miliīs
vocative milium milia
Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of mīlle (thousand)

Pronunciation

Numeral

mīlium

  1. genitive plural of mīlle
Usage notes

See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References