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   comedo

   /ˈkɒmɪdəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. technical term for blackhead

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘glutton’, from comedere ‘eat up’, from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat’. Used formerly as a name for parasitic worms, the term here alludes to the sebaceous secretions resembling small worms that can be squeezed from blackheads.

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   What are open comedones?

   • Recent Examples on the Web Open comedones, or whiteheads, are a result of abnormal collection of sebum (oil produced by sebaceous gland) and keratin (protein produced by the pore) in a pore under the skin, adds Dr. Kobets.

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   What does comedo mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of COMEDO is a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore.

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   What does a comedo look like?

   • A comedo can be open ( blackhead) or closed by skin ( whitehead) and occur with or without acne. The word "comedo" comes from the Latin comedere, meaning "to eat up", and was historically used to describe parasitic worms; in modern medical terminology, it is used to suggest the worm-like appearance of the expressed material.

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   What does ComEd mean in English?

   • [Latin comedō, glutton (from a comparison of the wormlike shape of the waxy material that can be squeezed from a blackhead to a worm believed to feed on the body), from comedere, to eat up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   The meaning of COMEDO is a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore.

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   A comedo is a clogged hair follicle (pore) in the skin. Keratin (skin debris) combines with oil to block the follicle. A comedo can be open (blackhead) or closed by skin (whitehead) and occur with or without acne.

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   Sep 28, 2023 · A comedo is a type of acne that looks like a flesh-colored, white, or dark bump on the skin. Find out how to identify, treat, and prevent comedones.

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   Comedo definition: a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.. See examples of COMEDO used in a sentence.

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   4 days ago · Definitions of comedo. noun. a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin. synonyms: blackhead. see more.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun comedo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   1. a small, black-tipped fatty mass in a skin follicle, esp. of the face; comedo. 2. any of several birds having a black head. 3. an intestinal and liver disease of turkeys, chickens, and related birds, caused by the protozoan Histomonas meleagridas, often darkening the skin of the head. [1650–60]