blackhead
[ blak-hed ]
/ ˈblækˌhɛd /
noun
a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.
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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British Dictionary definitions for blackhead
blackhead
/ (ˈblækˌhɛd) /
noun
a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous glandTechnical name: comedo
an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridisTechnical name: infectious enterohepatitis
any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head
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Medical definitions for blackhead
blackhead
[ blăk′hĕd′ ]
n.
A plug of keratin and sebum within a hair follicle that is blackened at the surface.open comedo
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