comedo

American

[kom-i-doh] / ˈkɒm ɪˌdoʊ /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

comedos, comedones

a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.

comedo British

/ ˈkɒmɪˌdəʊ /

noun

pathol the technical name for blackhead

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Etymology

Origin of comedo

1865–70; < New Latin; Latin: glutton, equivalent to comed ( ere ) to consume, eat up ( com- com- + edere to eat ) + -ō agent suffix

Example Sentences

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The physical condition presented nothing of note, except for a certain sluggishness of the skin with marked comedones.

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On the upper trunk so-called double and multiple comedo have been noted—the two, three, or even four closely-contiguous blackheads are, beneath the surface, intercommunicable, the dividing duct-walls having apparently disappeared by fusion.

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How would you treat a case of comedo?

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Interspersed may generally be seen blackheads, or comedones.

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Is there any difficulty in the diagnosis of comedo?

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