Definition that contains follicle
- follicular of or relating to or constituting a follicle
- folliculitis inflammation of a hair follicle
- 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
- rhinophyma enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
- 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