About The Word Follicle

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Follicle

Follicle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Follicle?
[n] any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
Synonyms | Synonyms for Follicle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Follicle: alveolation | alveolus | antrum | armpit | basin | boll | bowl | burr | capsule | cavity | cod | concave | concavity | crater | crypt | cup | depression | dip | fold | funnel chest | hole | hollow | hollow shell | hull | husk | lacuna | legume | legumen | pease cod | pericarp | pit | pocket | pod | punch bowl | scoop | seed pod | seed vessel | seedbox | seedcase | shell | silique | sink | sinus | socket | trough | vug See Also | cyst | Graafian follicle | hair follicle | vesicle Follicle In Webster's Dictionary \Fol"li*cle\, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod,
dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money
bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d
{Fool}.]
1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several
seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in
the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
2. (Anat.)
(a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair
follicle.
(b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
(c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic
follicle.
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