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Blackhead
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
A
comedo
, a
skin
blemish
, a type of
acne vulgaris
, where a
pore
becomes
clogged
with a
dark
,
hard
,
cheesy
keratin-filled
substance
forming
a
hard
black
"head" on the
skin
's surface.
●
In Ducks:
A form of
histomoniasis
in
poultry
,
characterized
by
cyanotic
discoloration
on the bird's head.
●
In Ducks:
A
scaup
: any of various
ducks
of the
genus
Aythya.
Sourced from
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Origin
blackhead
English
black
English
black
Middle English (1100-1500)
head
English
hed
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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