Mitesser — meaning in English
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English meaning
- whitehead noun A small white bump on the skin caused by a blocked pore trapping oil and dead skin cells.
Senses
Mitesser is used for these senses in English:
- blackhead (countable, medicine) 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.
- comedo (medicine) A clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.
- messmate (nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.
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