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.
milium
whitehead [hwīt´hed]
milium
mil·i·um (m l  - 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. |
milium
a minute white cyst of the epidermis caused by obstruction of hair follicles and eccrine sweat glands. One variety is seen in newborns and disappears within a few weeks. Another type is found primarily on the faces of middle-aged women. Milia may be treated with topical or oral retinoids or by extraction. Compare comedo.
whitehead [hwīt´hed]
1. a comedo whose opening is not widely dilated, appearing as a small, flesh-colored papule; because the keratin and sebum produced cannot escape, it may rupture and cause an inflammatory lesion in the dermis. See also acne vulgaris. Called also closed comedo.
2. popular name for milium.
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.
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
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