Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: milk spot, oilseed
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: whitehead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blemish, defect, mar
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh2-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
