NOUN | state | steatocystoma, sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen | a common cyst of the skin |
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Meaning | A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked. | |
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Synonyms | sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen | |
Narrower | chalazion, Meibomian cyst | A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked |
Broader | cyst | A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure |
Spanish | lobanillo, lupia, quiste, quiste sebáceo, wen | |
Catalan | quist, wen |
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