Comedo

Word COMEDO
Character 6
Hyphenation com e do
Pronunciations /kəˈmiːdəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Comedo"

What do we mean by comedo?

The primary lesion of acne vulgaris, consisting of a hair follicle that is occluded with sebum and keratin; a blackhead or whitehead. noun

A small, worm-like, black-tipped mass, such as may sometimes be squeezed out of the sebaceous follicles of the face. noun

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). noun

A blackhead noun

A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin noun

A blackhead or whitehead.

The medical term for a blackhead (spot.) Urban Dictionary

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The word "comedo" in example sentences

Need I remind you, sir, who it was that single-handedly captured—alive, I might add—the only specimen of Malus cerebrum comedo in the history of monstrumology? ❋ William James Henry (2010)

This longish-short comedo-tragic bit just about covers everything. ❋ Unknown (2005)

* [150] Quoties diem ilium considero, toto corpore contremisco, sive enim comedo, sive bibo, sive aliquid aliud facio, semper videtur illa tuba terribilis sonare in auribus meis, Surgite, mortui, venite ad judicum. ❋ Unknown (1913)

The black specks soon began to project, and comedo-like plugs and small, spine-like growths were produced. ❋ Unknown (1896)

(_Synonyms: _ Blackheads; Flesh-worms.) #What is comedo? ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)

Not if it be remembered that acne eruption is limited to certain parts and is always follicular, and that the several stages, from the comedo to the matured lesion, are usually to be seen in the individual case. ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)

On the upper trunk so-called double and multiple comedo have been noted -- the two, three, or even four closely-contiguous blackheads are, beneath the surface, intercommunicable, the dividing duct-walls having apparently disappeared by fusion. ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)

#Is there any difficulty in the diagnosis of comedo? ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)

The excess sebum combines with the dead cells and forms a plug, or comedo (also called comedones), that blocks the pore, which is not usually seen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A whitehead, or closed comedo, is hardening of the oil in a closed environment under the surface of the skin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These might include light therapy, comedo extraction, prescription medication, and other acne creams available over the counter. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The blocked pores and follicles are medically known as comedo. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The difference between them is that a blackhead, or open comedo, is open at the surface of the skin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

-- recall a passage of Jerome: ‘Quoties diem ilium considero, toto corpore contremisco, sive enim comedo, sive bibo, sive aliquid aliud facio, semper videtur illa tuba terribilis sonare in auribus meis, Surgite, mortui, venite ad judicum.’ ❋ Unknown (1913)

Blocking up of the outlet of the sebaceous gland (comedo), which is usually the beginning of an acne lesion, may cause a moderate degree of hyperæmia and inflammation, and a slight elevation, with a central yellowish or blackish point results -- the lesion of _acne punctata_; if the inflammation is of a higher grade or progresses, the elevation is reddened and more prominent -- _acne papulosa_; if the inflammatory action continues, the interior or central portion of the papule suppurates and ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)

Comedoes are made from [sebum], [dirt] and keratin. They are usually associated with [puberty] and whiteheaeds, and in no-way are a sign that the person is unhygenic. ❋ Mammon (2006)

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