Look up: follicle

1. follicle
   [n] - any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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2. Follicle
   A dry fruit that splits down one side to release the seeds. A follicle may look like a capsule, but is distinct in being made from only one carpel. A common British native with follicles is Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris).
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3. Follicle
   a tiny pouch-like cavity in a structure of the body, such as a hair follicle
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4. follicle
   Generally a small sac or vesicle. Bot. A kind of fruit formed from a single carpel, that splits to release its seeds. Zool. Its use includes: hair follicle, an invagination of the epidermis into the dermis surrounding the hair root; ovarian follicle, an oocyte surrounded by one or more layers of granulosa cells. As the ovarian follicle develops a cavity forms and it is then termed a Graafian follicle.
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5. Follicle
   Fol'li·cle noun [ Latin folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perhaps akin to English bellows : confer French follicule . Confer 2d Fool .] 1. (B...
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6. follicle
   1. <anatomy> Generally a small sac or vesicle. ... 2. <botany> A kind of fruit formed from a single carpel, that splits to release its seeds. ... 3. <dermatology> A hair follicle, an invagination of the epidermis into the dermis surrounding the hair root. ... 4. <gynaecology, ph...
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7. follicle
   noun any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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8. follicle
   (fol´ĭ-kәl) a sac or pouchlike depression or cavity. adj., follic´ular, adj. .
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9. Follicle
   • (n.) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. • (n.) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. • (n.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. • (n.) A ...
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10. follicle
    (from the article `endocrine system, human`) The thyroid gland consists of many small globular sacs called follicles. The follicles are lined with follicular cells and filled with a fluid known ... ...must grow and mature. Until stimulated to grow, the primary egg cell passes through a period of dormancy that may last several years. The...
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11. follicle
    (from the article `angiosperm`) ...if the pericarp splits open at maturity and releases the seeds or indehiscent if the pericarp remains intact when the fruit is shed from the ... In some angiosperms, the fruits are dispersed whole with their included seeds; in others, the fruit opens to release the seeds. The most primitive ... The ...
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12. follicle
    follicle (s), follicles (pl) 1. A small anatomical bodily cavity, sac, or gland involved in secretion or excretion. 2. A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna; such as, the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. 3. A spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 4. A dry, single-chambered fruit that splits along only one ...
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13. follicle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fol′i-kĕl Definitions: 1. A more or less spheric mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. Synonyms: folliculus
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14. Follicle
    A fluid-filled sac in the ovary that contains an egg that is released at the time of ovulation during the menstrual cycle.
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15. Follicle
    A follicle is a small group of cells that surrounds and nourishes a structure such as a hair (hair
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16. follicle
    (botany) In botany, a dry, usually many-seeded fruit that splits along one side only to release the seeds within. It is derived from a single carpel. Examples include the fruits of the larkspurs Delphinium and columbine Aquilegia. It differs from a pod...
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17. follicle
    (zoology) In zoology, a small group of cells that surround and nourish a structure such as a hair (hair follicle) or a cell such as an egg (Graafian follicle; see menstrual cycle)
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18. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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19. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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20. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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21. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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22. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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23. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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24. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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25. Follicle
    A follicle is the base area of the skin where the hair is joined to the skin. Also See: Hair Follicle
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