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Definition of Comedo

1. Noun. A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin.

Definition of Comedo

1. n. 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).

Definition of Comedo

1. a skin blemish [n -DOS or -DONES]

Medical Definition of Comedo

1. A plug of keratin and sebum within the dilated orifice of a hair follicle, frequently containing the bacteria Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus albus and Pityrosporon ovale, also called blackhead. See: acne. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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