fol·licle

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• follicle mite — fol′licle mite n. pat ivt any mite of the family Demodicidae, parasitic in hair follicles of various mammals, including humans • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

• follicle-stimulating hormone — fol′licle stim ulating hor mone n. biochem. See FSH • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

• Graafian follicle — Graaf′i•an fol′licle [[t]ˈgrɑ fi ən[/t]] n. (sometimes l.c.) anat. one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of placental mammals • Etymology: 1835–45; after Regnier de Graaf (d. 1673), Dutch anatomist …   From formal English to slang

• hair follicle — hair′ fol licle n. anat. a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang