wen

[AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.]
(Med.) An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
  Synonyms: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, steatocystoma

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The term Wen or wen may refer to:

• The ISO 639-2 code for the Sorbian languages, also known as Wendish languages
• Wendy's, stock symbol
• Wynn from the old English alphabet
• Term for sebaceous cyst
  • The Great Wen, a nickname for London
• A common term for trichilemmal cyst or pilar cyst
• WEN, the code for Columbia Station (Wenatchee)

See also

• 文
• Wen County

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