| pilar | Pilary Synonym: hairy. Origin: L. Pilus, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pilar cyst | A common cyst of the skin and subcutis which contains sebum and keratin, and is lined by pale-staining stratified epithelial cells derived from follicular trichilemma. Synonym: trichilemmal cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilar tumour of scalp | A solitary tumour of the scalp in elderly women that may ulcerate; microscopically resembles squamous cell carcinoma composed of glycogen-rich clear cells, but is benign. Synonym: proliferating tricholemmal cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |