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Follicle

Follicle Definition And Meaning
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.

Follicle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Follicle?

[n] any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Follicle:

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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