comedo
/ˈkɒmədəʊ/
comedo noun: a clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.
Noun
comedo (plural comedones or comedos)
- A clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.
- Lying on, in, under her, I pore with squinnying eyes on a mole on that browngold rivercolour riverripple skin with its smell of sun, or else a tiny unsqueezed comedo by the flat and splaying nose.1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun
comedo meaning in Tamil and Arabic
comedo in Tamil
- முட்கரடு
comedo in Arabic
- A blackhead or whitehead
- زُؤَان zuʔān
Forms of comedo
| plural | comedones |
|---|---|
| plural | comedos |
| alternative form | comedone |
Origin of comedo
From Latin comedō (“glutton”). Applied to blackheads on account of the popular belief that they were parasitic worms that consumed the host’s nutrients, especially in children, thereby causing weight loss and illness. Compare Danish hudorm (“comedo”, literally “skin-worm”). More information In Johann Heinrich Zedler's universal lexicon, comedo is one of four Latin translations for the entry Mitesser, Zehrwürmer and Dürrmaden, literally "along-eaters", "draining worms" "dry-maggots", which are described as "aschenfarbige oder schwärzlichte Würmlein … sie pflegen in der Haut der jungen Kinder nicht anders als kleine schwarze Härlein zu stecken: und sind eine ordentliche Ursache der Schwindung und Abnehmen der Kinder; Die Kinder schreyen und weinen unter steten Wachen, und denn sagen die Weiber, das Kind sey entweder beschrien, oder habe die Mitesser. Diese Würme kann man aus der Haut locken …", translated: "ash-colored or blackish little worms which are found in the skin of young children with the appearance of tiny black hairs. They are a major cause of children's weight loss; the children cry and scream constantly and won't fall asleep. To this the women say that the child is...
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Questions about comedo
- What does comedo mean?
- Comedo means a clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.
- What is comedo in Tamil?
- Comedo in Tamil is முட்கரடு. See Comedo meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is comedo?
- Comedo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce comedo?
- Comedo is pronounced /ˈkɒmədəʊ/.
- What is the plural of comedo?
- The plural of comedo is comedones.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: comedo (page history and authors); comedo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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