COMEDO (comedones)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: comedones   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does comedo mean? 

• COMEDO (noun)
  The noun COMEDO has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: COMEDO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMEDO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

blackhead; comedo

Hypernyms ("comedo" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Holonyms ("comedo" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

 Context examples 

An inflammatory process of the sebaceous glands which is characterized by comedones, nodules, papules and/or pustules on the skin.

(Acne, NCI Thesaurus)

Cutaneous eruptions resembling acne, characterized by the presence of papulonodules, pustules, comedones, or cysts in the face, trunk, and extremities.

(Acneiform Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

High grade based on marked nuclear atypia, including macronucleoli, marked enlargement with hyperchromasia and irregular nuclear contours, abundant mitoses/apoptosis, luminal comedo necrosis.

(High Grade Mouse Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It is characterized by linear or band-like distributions of groups of comedones, usually on the face, neck, upper arm, chest, and abdomen, that appear at birth or in childhood.

(Nevus Comedonicus, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic variant of large cell lung carcinoma characterized by the presence of a solid nodular or anastomotic trabecular growth pattern, peripheral palisading, and comedo type necrosis.

(Basaloid Large Cell Lung Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of pilosebaceous hamartoma characterized by basal cell epitheliomata, epidermoid cysts and comedones, and epidermal atrophy.

(Basal Cell Nevus with Comedones, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to its irritant effect, benzoyl peroxide increases turnover rate of epithelial cells, thereby peeling the skin and promoting the resolution of comedones.

(Benzoyl Peroxide, NCI Thesaurus)