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Sebaceous cyst   /səbˈeɪʃəs sɪst/   Listen
Sebaceous cyst

noun
1.
A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked.  Synonyms: pilar cyst, steatocystoma, wen.






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"Sebaceous cyst" Quotes from Famous Books



... degeneration they break down into a greyish-yellow pultaceous and semi-fluid material having a peculiar stale odour. It is probable that the decomposition of the contents is the result of the presence of bacteria, and that from the surgical point of view they should be regarded as infective. A sebaceous cyst may remain indefinitely without change, or may slowly increase in size, the skin over it becoming stretched and closely adherent to the cyst wall as a result of friction and pressure. The contents may ooze from the orifice of the duct and dry on the skin surface, leading ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles



Words linked to "Sebaceous cyst" :   cyst, chalazion, wen, steatocystoma, Meibomian cyst



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