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Definition of blackhead
1 : a small plug of darkened sebum and dead skin cells that fills a pore of the skin especially on the face —called also comedo, open comedo — compare whitehead
2 : a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan (Histomonas meleagridis) that invades the intestinal ceca and liver
3 : a larval clam or mussel attached to the skin or gills of a freshwater fish
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Recent Examples of blackhead from the Web
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All of its videos are magnified (as in super zoomed-in) clips of blackheads (and sometimes ingrown hairs) being slowly extracted out of enlarged pores with a pair of very pointy metal tweezers.
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The curved parts gently press down on the sides of the blackhead.
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The feeling of watching is sensual, if not erotic—akin to the pleasure of extracting a blackhead, or plunging your hand into a tub of uncooked rice.
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Maldonado claims that using an eyebrow razor will help get rid of blackheads and other build-up on your nose, which often causes the common problem of your makeup foundation to cake on your face.
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First Known Use of blackhead
circa 1837
BLACKHEAD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of blackhead for English Language Learners
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: a small, inflamed area on the skin with a dark spot in the middle
BLACKHEAD Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of blackhead for Students
: a darkened bit of oily material blocking a pore in the skin
Medical Dictionary
blackhead
playMedical Definition of blackhead
1: a small plug of sebum blocking the duct of a sebaceous gland especially on the face—compare milium
2: a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan of the genus Histomonas (H. meleagridis) that invades the intestinal ceca and liver—called also enterohepatitis, histomoniasis, infectious enterohepatitis
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