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follicular

follicular

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Relating to a small bag in the body that holds a hair or an egg
  • adjective
  • /fəˈlɪkjələr/
  • Specialized
: folicular
  • During the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, the body prepares for ovulation.
  • follicular phase
  • follicular count
  • follicular mucinosis

But within a few days, it was I got the diagnosis that I had something called follicular lymphoma, which is an incurable blood cancer.

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Examples

  • So for instance, if one woman is in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, it might shorten or delay ovulation.

    Andrew Huberman

  • The tissue was submitted for microscopic examination, and an ameloblastoma of the follicular type was diagnosed.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In buffaloes, the follicular system has not been studied as much as in cattle.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Results of animals having different follicular counts and their superstimulatory responses can be seen in Table 2.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The octave was narrower during the follicular phase than during the other two phases.

    Academic text (2012)

  • One had papillary cancer and the other a follicular variant of papillary cancer.

    Academic text (2006)

  • PCOS also leads to increased ovary size and the presence of follicular cysts.

    Academic text (2015)

  • This in black shows you the recombinant PCG induced central memory and T follicular helper cells.

  • Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed that the mass was a follicular adenomatous nodule.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The primary action of subcutaneous DMPA is the inhibition of secretion of gonadotrophins, thus preventing follicular maturation and ovulation.

    Academic text (2014)

Surface Forms

follicular positive

Morphology

follicular = follicle (transparent) = follicle + ar

Standard adjectival formation from 'follicle' with '-ar' meaning 'relating to follicles', so the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

Follicular comes from the old Latin word follicle, which means 'little bag'. Think of a tiny pocket or bag that holds a hair or a few cells. That's why follicular means 'related to' those small sac-like parts of the body.