milium

milium /mil·i·um/ (mil´e-um) pl. mil´ia   [L.] a tiny spheroidal epithelial cyst lying superficially within the skin, usually of the face, containing lamellated keratin and often associated with vellus hair follicles.

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mil·i·um (ml-m)

n. pl. mil·i·a (--)

A small, white or yellowish cystlike mass just below the surface of the skin, caused by retention of the secretion of a sebaceous gland. Also called pearly tubercle, whitehead.

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milium

pl. milia [L.] spheroidal follicular cyst of lamellated keratin lying just under the epidermis, which appears as small white or yellow nodule. Popularly called whitehead.

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milium Whitehead Dermatology One of multiple, small subepithelial keratin cysts arising in eccrine sweat ducts, often on the face, present from infancy onwards, especially in young ♀ after sunbathing