hair follicle

noun Anatomy.

a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.

Origin of hair follicle

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby hair follicle

hairdresser, hairdressing, hairdryer, hairdryer treatment, haired, hair follicle, hair gel, hair grass, hairgrip, hair hygrometer, hairif

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Example sentences from the Web for hair follicle

This depression takes the form of a sac and is called the hair-follicle, in which the roots of the hair are embedded.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
A boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
From the hair-follicle also grows out a pair of sebaceous glands, which serve to keep the fully-formed hair moist.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for hair follicle

hair follicle

noun

a narrow tubular cavity that contains the root of a hair, formed by an infolding of the epidermis and corium of the skin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hair follicle

hair follicle

n.

A deep narrow pit that is formed by the tubular invagination of the epidermis and corium and encloses the root of the hair.

单词	hair follicle
释义	hair follicle noun Anatomy. a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops. Origin of hair follicle First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby hair follicle hairdresser, hairdressing, hairdryer, hairdryer treatment, haired, hair follicle, hair gel, hair grass, hairgrip, hair hygrometer, hairif Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hair follicle This depression takes the form of a sac and is called the hair-follicle, in which the roots of the hair are embedded. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell A boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin\|Henry Weightman Stelwagon From the hair-follicle also grows out a pair of sebaceous glands, which serve to keep the fully-formed hair moist. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard British Dictionary definitions for hair follicle hair follicle noun a narrow tubular cavity that contains the root of a hair, formed by an infolding of the epidermis and corium of the skin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hair follicle hair follicle n. A deep narrow pit that is formed by the tubular invagination of the epidermis and corium and encloses the root of the hair. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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