blackhead
Americannoun
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a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.
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any of several birds having a head that is black, as the greater scaup, Aythya marila.
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Also called enterohepatitis. Veterinary Pathology. a malignant, infectious disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridas, attacking especially the intestines and liver, and often characterized by a darkening of the skin on the head.
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Technical name: comedo. a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland
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Technical name: infectious enterohepatitis. an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis
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any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head
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A herder moves his goats and blackhead Persian sheep to market in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
The comedian and actor Jaboukie Young-White declared, “My love language is blackhead removal.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
It was revealed she was an avid watcher of YouTube videos on blackhead removal and Dr Pimple Popper and had watched more than 300 clips between October 2019 and August 2021.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2022
In the winter of 1984, I began to get subsurface lumps on my back without even going through the blackhead or whitehead phase.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2018
Watching yellowed soles turn icy again is as satisfying as squeezing a blackhead and getting all the gunk out.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Then came my least favorite part of any facial: extraction, or the process of clearing clogged pores by pushing out blackheads and whiteheads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Its appearance can vary, ranging from whiteheads and blackheads to pustules and nodules, mainly on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
“I sat on the couch behind Tata popping blackheads on her back,” Francisca says.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2020
Here’s the thing: I am actually not entirely sure that I have blackheads.
From Slate ● May 25, 2019
This close, I can see that Edna’s face is covered in little bumps and blackheads, like mine.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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