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follicle
[fol-i-kuhl]
noun
Anatomy.
a small cavity, sac, or gland.
one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle.
Botany.a dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity only along the front part of the suture.
follicle
/ fɒˈlɪkjʊˌleɪt, ˈfɒlɪkəl, fɒˈlɪkjʊlə /
noun
any small sac or cavity in the body having an excretory, secretory, or protective function
a hair follicle
botany a dry fruit, formed from a single carpel, that splits along one side only to release its seeds: occurs in larkspur and columbine
follicle
A small, protective sac, gland, or cluster of cells in the body. In mammals, unfertilized eggs develop in follicles located in the ovaries. Hair grows from follicles in the skin.
A dry, dehiscent fruit that develops from a single carpel, has a single chamber, and splits open along only one seam to release its seeds. The pod of the milkweed and the fruit of the magnolia are follicles.
Other 51Թ Forms
- follicular adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of follicle1
Example Sentences
What the teams found was that in the cells responsible for giving a cat its skin, hair follicles and eyes their colour - melanocytes - one gene, ARHGAP36, was much more active.
Individual hair follicles were punched in by artists using a tiny needle.
Alopecia is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking hair follicles at the root of the hair, causing it to fall out.
Also called cicatricial alopecia, the condition causes permanent hair loss after the immune system attacks and destroys the follicles.
Celebrities including Jada Pinkett Smith and Louis Theroux have been praised for sharing their experiences with alopecia - a disease that occurs when the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss.
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