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n.

(Zoöl.) (a) The blue-winged snow goose. (b) The surf scoter.


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Medical Dictionary: white·head
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(wīt'hĕd')
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  1. A tiny epidermal cystlike mass with a narrow or obstructed opening on the skin surface, which may rupture, caused by the retention of secretions of a sebaceous gland. Also called closed comedo.
  2. See milium.
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IN BRIEF: n. - A small pale lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
  Synonym: milium


Translations: Whitehead
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blåvinget snegås, tilstoppet pore

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand met grijs haar

Français (French)
n. - personne aux cheveux blancs, animal à tête blanche, kyste sébacé

Deutsch (German)
n. - (zo.) Blauflügelige Schneegans, Haustaube mit weißen Scheitelfedern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπυράκι

Italiano (Italian)
acne

Português (Portuguese)
n. - milio (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
милиум, белые угри

Español (Spanish)
n. - acné miliar, ave de cabeza blanca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blåvingad snögås

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
白发

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 白髮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 머리와 목이 하얀 새, 패립종 (milium)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ホワイトヘッド, 稗粒腫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذو الرأس, الأبيض أي صنف من الطيور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פצעון מוגלתי, חצ'קון, חטט‬


 
 
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