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comedones.

See comedo.

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.

closed comedo whitehead (def. 1).

open comedo blackhead.

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