comedo
pronunciation
How to pronounce comedo in British English:
UK ['kɒmɪdəʊ]
How to pronounce comedo in American English:
US ['kɒmɪˌdoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Word Origin
- comedo (n.)
- "blackhead," etc., 1866, from Latin comedo "glutton," from comedere "to eat up" (see comestible). A name formerly given to worms that devour the body; transferred in medical use to secretions that resemble them.
Example
- 1. It has significant effects on comedo , acnes , pimples for its pure natural antimicrobial activity , the function of skin-cleansing , and merits of fine skin permeation and unique aroma , without stimulation .