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White⋅head

[hwahyt-hed, wahyt-]
–noun
Alfred North, 1861–1947, English philosopher and mathematician, in the U.S. after 1924.
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Main Entry: white·head
Pronunciation: -"hed
Function: noun
: MILIUM
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whitehead white·head (wīt'hěd')
n.

  1. A tiny epidermal cystlike mass with a narrow or obstructed opening on the skin surface, which may rupture, caused by the retention of secretions of a sebaceous gland. Also called closed comedo.

  2. See milium.

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