BLACKHEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blackhead mean? 

• BLACKHEAD (noun)
  The noun BLACKHEAD has 1 sense:

1. a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

  Familiarity information: BLACKHEAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACKHEAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

blackhead; comedo

Hypernyms ("blackhead" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Holonyms ("blackhead" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

 Context examples 

Another common myth is that dirty skin causes acne; however, blackheads and pimples are not caused by dirt.

(Acne, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

A disorder characterized by an eruption consisting of papules (a small, raised pimple) and pustules (a small pus filled blister), typically appearing in face, scalp, and upper chest and back Unlike acne, this rash does not present with whiteheads or blackheads, and can be symptomatic, with itchy or tender lesions.

(Papulopustular Rash, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)