whitehead
nounDefinition of whitehead
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: a small whitish elevation of the skin (as on the face) due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium
— called also closed comedo, comedo, milium
— compare blackhead sense 1Whitehead
biographical name (1)Definition of Whitehead (Entry 2 of 3)
Alfred North 1861–1947 English mathematician and philosopher
Whitehead
biographical name (2)Definition of Whitehead (Entry 3 of 3)
William 1715–1785 English dramatist; poet laureate (1757–85)
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