"milium" meaning in English

See milium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪl.i.əm/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /ˈmɪl.i.ʌm/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland, also], /ˈməl.iː.əm/ [New-Zealand], /ˈmɪl.iː.um/ [India] Forms: milia [plural]
enPR: mĭl′ē-əm Rhymes: -ɪliəm Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:milium<id:millet>|text=*|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "millet", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grind", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*melh₂-", "gloss" : "to grind, crush", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*meljom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "milium", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "milium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="milium"> Learned borrowing from Latin milium., {{cog|enm|mile}} Middle English mile Head templates: {{en-noun|milia}} milium (plural milia)
  1. (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth. Wikidata QID: Q1934449 Synonyms: milk spot, oilseed Translations (keratin-filled cyst): دخينة (Arabic), gerstekorrel [masculine] (Dutch), luufinni (Finnish), milium [masculine] (French), Grießkorn [neuter] (German), Hautgrieß [masculine] (German), Milium [neuter] (German), 稗粒腫 (Japanese), prosak [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), милиум (milium) [masculine] (Russian), milium [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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