Definition of blackhead Blackhead

black•head

We found 5 definitions of blackhead from 4 different sources.

What does blackhead mean?

Noun Plural: blackheads
blackhead - a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
		comedo
		blemish, mar, defect a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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blackhead (Noun)
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.
blackhead (Noun)
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