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follicle

follicle

25 6.8
A small bag in the body that holds a growing hair or an egg
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑlɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : folículo
  • This is an image of an egg in a follicle in the ovary.
  • hair follicle
  • antral follicles
  • ovarian follicle

It looks for the, the, the follicles on your ovaries, right?

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Examples

  • However, they can also include hair follicles, which can make postoperative management more difficult.

    Academic text (2001)
  • To confirm that each follicle is exactly on the ovarian map, the scanning procedure was repeated.

    Academic text (2014)
  • They probably used a hair follicle or a skin cell.

  • My research goal was to see how these complications related to specific variations in follicle distributions.

    Academic text (2012)
  • DNA obtained from Miss Stevenson's hair follicle matches the blood as hers.

  • What that causes is the maturation of not just one egg that would be ovulated, but multiple follicles and eggs.

  • Instead, they form large, greasy clumps around the hair follicle that are shed as visible flakes.

  • In the post-ovulatory phase, the follicle transforms into the corpus luteum.

    Academic text (2015)
  • "Idiopathic hirsutism occurs in women who have hair follicles highly sensitive to normal female androgen."

  • This is an image of an egg in a follicle in the ovary.

Compounds

hair follicle
  • Specialized
8 4.1

A small pocket in the skin that holds the root of a hair and small oil glands

A chemical made by a small gland at the base of the brain that helps eggs grow and sperm form

Graafian follicle
  • Specialized
9.5

A small sac in the ovary that holds a developing egg

nabothian follicle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small harmless lump in the lower part of the womb that is filled with mucus

sebaceous follicle
  • Specialized
6.9

A small skin gland that makes oil and sends it into a hair follicle to protect hair

How Developed

Graafian follicle
  • Specialized
9.5
follicle
  • Specialized
25 6.8

Surface Forms

follicle singular
follicles plural

Etymology

Follicle comes from the Latin folliculus, a little 'bag' from follis meaning 'bag'. Think of a tiny pouch that holds something; that's why a follicle is a small sac of cells that holds and protects a hair or an egg.