Comedolysis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Comedolysis is a noun meaning (medicine) The disintegration of comedones.
Meaning
(medicine) The disintegration of comedones.
Example Sentences
As a result, comedogenesis, comedolysis and bacterial load can be accurately quantified.
All of the above factors demonstrate that comedolysis is retinoid-specific, not simply secondary to desquamation.
In comedolysis, stimulation of epithelial turnover leads to an increased production of loose horny cells which no longer stick tightly together.
The medication also has some keratolytic effect, which produces comedolysis as well as drying and desquamative actions that contribute to its efficacy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithodialysis, cerumenolysis, mucolysis, colloidization, colmatation, mucinolysis.
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