comedo
noun
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
comedones
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pluralof comedo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Why is the human animal so peculiar in its tendency to form volcanic comedones, papules, pustules, nodular abscesses, and, in some severe cases, lasting scars?
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2011
The physical condition presented nothing of note, except for a certain sluggishness of the skin with marked comedones.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
Interspersed may generally be seen blackheads, or comedones.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
