comedo
noun
com·e·do
ˈkä-mə-ˌdō
plural comedones
ˌkä-mə-ˈdō-(ˌ)nēz
: a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore: such as
a
or open comedo
: blackhead sense 1
b
or closed comedo
: whitehead
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