- blackhead disease
- noun
1. : a disease of the banana caused by eelworms of the family Tylenchidae2. : a rot of the banana rootstock caused by a fungus (Thielaviopsis paradoxa)
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Blackhead — This article is about the skin condition. For other uses, see Blackhead (disambiguation). Blackhead Classification and external resources Blackheads on a nose. ICD 9 … Wikipedia
blackhead — /blak hed /, n. 1. a small, black tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, esp. of the face; comedo. 2. any of several birds having a black head, as the greater scaup, Aythya marila. 3. Also called enterohepatitis. Vet. Pathol. a malignant,… … Universalium
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students
Blackhead — A familiar term for what is medically called an open comedo. A comedo, the primary sign of acne, consists of a dilated (widened) hair follicle filled with keratin squamae (skin debris), bacteria, and sebum (oil). An open comedo has a wide opening … Medical dictionary
blackhead — noun Date: circa 1837 1. a small plug of sebum blocking the duct of a sebaceous gland especially on the face 2. a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan (Histomonas meleagridis) that invades the intestinal ceca and … New Collegiate Dictionary
blackhead — black•head [[t]ˈblækˌhɛd[/t]] n. 1) pat a small, black tipped fatty mass in a skin follicle, esp. of the face; comedo 2) orn any of several birds having a black head 3) vet an intestinal and liver disease of turkeys, chickens, and related birds,… … From formal English to slang
blackhead — /ˈblækhɛd / (say blakhed) noun 1. a small black tipped, fatty mass in a follicle, especially of the face. 2. any of several birds having a black head, as the scaup. 3. Veterinary Science a malignant, infectious, protozoan disease of turkeys,… …
