comedo

noun

com·​e·​do ˈkä-mə-ˌdō 

plural comedones ˌkä-mə-ˈdō-(ˌ)nēz 

: a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore: such as

a

or open comedo : blackhead sense 1

b

or closed comedo : whitehead

Examples of comedo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, in an attempt to figure out if that was true, scientists developed ways to measure how many comedones a particular ingredient or formulation was likely to cause. — A.a. Newton, SELF, 8 Aug. 2019

Really, only when your pores have developed comedones—blackheads or whiteheads. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 23 July 2019

The trouble with comedones begin when dead skill cells get trapped inside the opening, and then slowly clogs up the hole. — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 5 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, glutton, from comedere to eat — more at comestible

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comedo

• albedo
• amido
• basedow
• ejido
• libido
• tuxedo

Medical Definition

comedo

noun

com·​e·​do ˈkäm-ə-ˌdō 

plural comedones ˌkäm-ə-ˈdō-(ˌ)nēz 

: a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore: such as

a

or open comedo : blackhead sense 1

b

or closed comedo : whitehead