What does "blackhead" mean?

A type of 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.

What is a synonym for "blackhead"?

Common synonyms include: birthmark, bleb, blemish, blister, bulla, check.

Blackhead

//ˈblæk.hɛd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A type of 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. countable
"See there! A son is born And we pronounce him fit to fight There are blackheads on his shoulders And he pees himself in the night."
2
a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin wordnet
3
A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head. uncountable
4
A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya. countable

Synonyms

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birthmark bleb blemish blister bulla check

Example

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"See there! A son is born And we pronounce him fit to fight There are blackheads on his shoulders And he pees himself in the night."

Etymology

From black + head.

Related phrases

acne vulgaris

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