comedos

Variant of comedo

comedo definition

com·edo (käm′ə dō′)

noun pl. comedones com′·edo′·nes′ (-dō′nēz′) or comedos com′·edos′

a plug of dirt and fatty matter in a skin duct; blackhead

Etymology: L, glutton < comedere, to eat up: see comestible

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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