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chalazion vs wen

wen vs chalazion

chalazion and wen both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chalazion Yes No No No
wen Yes No No No
As nouns, wen is a hypernym of chalazion; that is, wen is a word with a broader meaning than chalazion:
  • chalazion: a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
  • wen: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
Other hypernyms of chalazion include pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma.
chalazion (noun) wen (noun)
a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
Difference between chalazion and wen

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