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US
/ˈfɑɫəkəɫ, ˈfɑɫɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /fˈɒlɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /fˈɒlɪkəl/ ]
NOUN
- any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
How To Use follicle In A Sentence
- These cells, about 40 m in diameter and termed primary oocytes, are enclosed within a single layer of squamous cells, forming a primordial follicle.
- These flattened cells from the ovarian follicle and, therefore, called follicular cells. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- There is some evidence they can block hair follicles. The Sun
- In a more advance stage, an atretic follicle is easily distinguished without examination of its internal structure by its deformed or shrunken appearance.
- Then, a fluidfilled space develops, to form the antrum of a tertiary follicle.
- Tiny needles are inserted into the hair follicle followed by an electrical charge that damages it, causing it to stop producing hair.
- This marker stains follicle mantle cells in routinely fixed and decalcified paraffin-embedded tissues.
- We use a special lotion to make hair follicles grow faster, but we advise clients to visit us once a month for shaping. The Sun
- These nutrients help transport oxygen round the body to promote healthy hair follicles and cell growth. The Sun
- As the child nears puberty, a gland in the brain called the pituitary gland increases the secretion of a hormone called follicle-stimulating hormone FSH. Think Progress » Hume Compares Mark Foley To President Clinton