comedones? sm

Posted By: Txczech on 2006-02-21
In Reply to: COBIDODE? - kimsmom

Subject: comedones? sm

comedo, pl. comedos, comedones

komcT-db, kb-mTcdb; komcT-dbz; kom-T-dbcnTz

A dilated hair follicle infundibulum filled with keratin squamae, bacteria, particularly Propionibacterium acnes, and sebum; the primary lesion of acne vulgaris.

Origin

[L. a glutton, fr. com-edo, to eat up]

closed comedo

open comedo

solar comedo

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