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noun
1.
a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.
3.
Also called enterohepatitis. Veterinary Pathology. a malignant, infectious disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridas, attacking especially the intestines and liver, and often characterized by a darkening of the skin on the head.
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| 1. | Technical name: comedo a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland |
| 2. | Technical name: infectious enterohepatitis an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis |
| 3. | any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head |
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Blackhead
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Medical Dictionary
blackhead black·head (blāk'hěd')
n.
A plug of keratin and sebum within a hair follicle that is blackened at the surface. Also called open comedo.
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