[wen] 
| 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. |
| wen 1 (wěn) 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.] |
| wen 2 (wěn) n. Variant of wynn. |
| wynn (wĭn) 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.] |
wen (wěn)
n.
See sebaceous cyst.