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Comedo (definition)
(kom'e-do) pl. comedones (komedo'nes) (Latin. Comedere - to consume)
Synonym:
BlackheadOpen comedo
A comedo is a plug of keratin and sebum in a dilated pilosebaceous orifice/pore.
Closed comedones, resulting from an obstruction of the pilosebaceous orifice that is deeper and less obvious, and typically seen in association with open comedones in the same patient.
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