follicle
noun
Simple meaning
A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɑləkəl
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Definition
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noun
anatomy
A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
botany
A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.
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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.
A vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg.
A small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair.
A cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix.
A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin.
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