Definition of Follicles. Meaning of Follicles. Synonyms of Follicles

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Definition of Follicles

Follicle
Follicle Fol"li*cle, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d Fool.] 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. 2. (Anat.) (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.

Meaning of Follicles from wikipedia

- distribution of hair follicles varies over the body. For example, the skin of the palms and soles does not have hair follicles whereas skin of the scalp...
- cells containing a cavity: Dental follicle Hair follicle Lymph follicle Ovarian follicle Thyroid follicle Follicle (fruit) Follicular lymphoma, a common...
- Tertiary vesicular follicles (also called "mature vesicular follicles" or "ripe vesicular follicles") are sometimes called Graafian follicles (after Regnier...
- ovarian follicles in the ovary. In early (small) antral follicles, FSH is the major survival factor that rescues the small antral follicles (2–5 mm in...
- counting the antral follicles measuring 2–5 or 4–6 mm in diameter is preferable. On the other hand, the number of smaller antral follicles (2–5 mm) is highly...
- superficial infection and inflammation of some hair follicles, the condition of those follicles is usually not called folliculitis, as that term is usually...
- structure grows or other material is contained. Thyroid follicles make up the thyroid gland. Follicles are best known as the sockets from which hairs grow...
- describes the progression of a number of small primordial follicles into large preovulatory follicles that occurs in part during the menstrual cycle. Contrary...
- folliculi comprise a layer of the ovarian follicles. They appear as the follicles become secondary follicles. The theca are divided into two layers, the...
- have. The ovulated follicles come from a larger pool of growing follicles  Follicle dominance results from competition between follicles from this growing...