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sebaceous cyst
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Noun1.sebaceous cyst - a common cyst of the skinsebaceous cyst - a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
chalazion, Meibomian cyst - a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
cyst - a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure


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Based on the results of the clinical examination, she was provisionally diagnosed with either calcified sebaceous cysts or calcified lymph nodes.
Sebaceous cysts are where this sebum accumulates in the gland, causing a non-cancerous swelling.
He may have small sebaceous cysts under the skin that were inflamed and then settled or he may have varicose veins.
 
 
 
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