COMEDONES

COMEDO

blackhead, comedo

(noun) a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

comedones

plural of comedo

Source: Wiktionary


COMEDO

Com"e*do, n.; pl. Comedones. Etym: [L., a glutton. See Comestible.] (Med.)

Definition: A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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