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[wen] Pronunciation Key
[wen] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, esp. on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst. |
| 2. | British. a large, crowded city or a crowded urban district: London is the great wen of England. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE wenn; c. D wen]
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| wen 1
(wěn) Pronunciation Key
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.] |
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| wen 2
(wěn) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of wynn. |
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| wynn
(wĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. An Old English rune having the sound (w) and used in Old English and early Middle English writing. [Old English; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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wen
O.E. wenn "a wen, wart," a W.Gmc. word (cf. M.L.G. wene, Du. wen, dial. Ger. Wenne) of uncertain origin.
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| wen | |
noun | |
| a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: sebaceous cyst] |
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wen (wěn)
n.
See sebaceous cyst.
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