Ingrown hair is a condition where hair curls back or grows sideways into the skin. The condition is most prevalent among people who have coarse or curly hair. It may or may not be accompanied by an infection of the hair follicle (folliculitis) or `razor bumps` (pseudofolliculitis barbae), which vary in size. While ingrown hair most commonly appe.....
one that has curved and reentered the skin, causing a papule that may become infected. See also pili incarnati.
[n] - a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
noun a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
Hair that does not break the surface of the skin and grows inward. Can be severe and cause inflammation, soreness and infection.