comedones
comedo
[kom´ĕ-do] (pl. comedo´nes) (L.) a plug of keratin and sebum within the dilated orifice of a hair follicle frequently containing the bacteria
Corynebacterium acnes, Staphylococcus albus, and
Pityrosporum ovale; see also
acne vulgaris.
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