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Definitions of follicle
  1. noun
    any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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Definition that contains follicle
  • follicular of or relating to or constituting a follicle
  • folliculitis inflammation of a hair follicle
  • rhinophyma enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • kerion ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid
  • corpus luteum yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
  • sebaceous gland a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
  • hammer nose enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • pilosebaceous of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
  • rum nose enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • follicle-stimulating hormone a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
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