wen1

[wen] /wɛn/
noun
1.
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially 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
before 1000; Middle English, Old English wenn; cognate with Dutch wen

wen2

[wen] /wɛn/
noun
1.
wynn.
British Dictionary definitions for wen

wen1

/wɛn/
noun
1.
(pathol) a sebaceous cyst, esp one occurring on the scalp
2.
a large overcrowded city (esp London in the phrase the great wen)
Word Origin
Old English wenn; related to Danish dialect van, væne, Dutch wenn

wen2

/wɛn/
noun
1.
a rune having the sound of Modern English w
Word Origin
Old English wen, wyn
Word Origin and History for wen
n.

Old English wenn "a wen, wart," a West Germanic word (cf. Middle Low German wene, Dutch wen, dialectal German Wenne) of uncertain origin.

wen in Medicine

wen (wěn)
n.
See sebaceous cyst.