sebaceous cyst : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sebaceous cyst	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sebaceous cyst
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sebaceous cyst n a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked Synonym(s): sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sebaceous \Se*ba"ceous\, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals. {Sebaceous cyst} (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct. {Sebaceous glands} (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands, usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat, which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.