wen

A harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland.

A runic symbol used in Anglo-Saxon up to about 1300 a.d. to represent the w-sound.

A current silver coin of Korea, equivalent to 40 United States cents.

A circumscribed benign tumor of moderate size, occurring on any part of the body, but especially on the scalp, consisting of a well-defined sac inclosing sebaceous matter.

An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.

a cyst on the skin

a runic letter later replaced by w

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked