blackhead

black·head  (blkhd)

n.

1. Medicine A plug of keratin and sebum within a hair follicle that is blackened at the surface. Also called comedo.

2. An infectious disease of turkeys and some wildfowl that is caused by a protozoan (Histomonas meleagridis) and results in lesions of the intestine and liver. Also called enterohepatitis, histomoniasis, infectious enterohepatitis.

3. Any of various birds, such as the scaup, with dark head markings.

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blackhead [ˈblækˌhɛd]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland Technical name comedo

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis Technical name infectious enterohepatitis

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

blackhead - a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin comedo blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

Translations

blackhead [ˈblækhed] N → espinilla f

blackhead [ˈblækhɛd] n → point m noir
black hole n (ASTRONOMY) → trou m noir
black humour (British) black humor (US) n → humour m noir
black ice n → verglas m

blackhead [ˈblækˌhɛd] n → punto nero, comedone m