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white·head
(wīt′hĕd′, hwīt′-)n.
1. A skin lesion consisting of a hair follicle that is occluded with sebum and keratin, appearing white at the surface.
2. See milium.
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Whitehead
(ˈwaɪtˌhɛd)n
(Biography) Alfred North. 1861–1947, English mathematician and philosopher, who collaborated with Bertrand Russell in writing Principia Mathematica (1910–13), and developed a holistic philosophy of science, chiefly in Process and Reality (1929)
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white•head
(ˈʰwaɪtˌhɛd, ˈwaɪt-)n.
[1930–35]
White•head
(ˈʰwaɪtˌhɛd, ˈwaɪt-)n.
1. Alfred North, 1861–1947, English philosopher and mathematician, in the U.S. after 1924.
2. William, 1715–85, English poet and dramatist: poet laureate 1757–85.
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| Noun | 1. | Whitehead - English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947) |
| 2. | whitehead - a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland |
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n (derm) punto blancoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Whitehead - English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
whitehead - a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland