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wen 1  (wn)
n.
A harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland.
[Middle English, from Old English; see wen-2 in Indo-European roots.]
wen
Noun
Pathol a cyst on the scalp [Old English wenn]
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Noun1.wenwen - a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma
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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