wen

/wɛn/
/wɛn/
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Definitions of wen
  1. noun
    a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
    synonyms: pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma
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    types:
    Meibomian cyst, chalazion
    a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
    type of:
    cyst
    a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
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UK
/wɛn/
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