Definition of Comedones

1. Noun. (plural of comedo) ¹

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Definition of Comedones

1. comedo [n] - See also: comedo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Comedones

comedications
comedienne
comediennes
comedies
comedietta
comedo
comedocarcinoma
comedogen
comedogenic
comedogenically
comedogenics
comedogens
comedolytic
comedolytics
comedonecrosis
comedones (current term)
comedos
comedown
comedowns
comedy
comedy ballet
comedy of manners
comelier
comeliest
comelily
comeliness
comelinesses
comeling
comely
comely maidens

Literary usage of Comedones

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1882)
"UNNA, in Virchow's Archives, recommends the following for comedones : Kaolin, ... After several days all the comedones can be easily expressed, ..."

2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1889)
"Acne with comedones.—Besnier (Jour, de Med., April, 1888) advises for this affection, when the comedones are very profuse, the application every night ..."

3. A Treatise on diseases of the skin: With Special Reference to Their by McCall Anderson (1887)
"comedones. Syn.— Worms, Grubs. These, which are generally met within young persons, ... When left alone comedones sometimes disappear spontaneously, ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1917)
"GROUPED comedones.*—Thin, and subsequently Crocker and Wetherill, have called attention to comedones which occur in groups upon the face, and which are not ..."

5. The Clinical Journal (1905)
"The existence of comedones, or " blackheads," serves to distinguish it from ... In this photograph, for example, groups of comedones are shown on the ..."

6. The Diseases of the Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx: A Textbook for Students by Alfred Bruck (1910)
"comedones. of the nose is a favourite place for comedones, especially ^ adults at the time of puberty. They are caused by Vo. ..."

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