follicle

follicle definition - medical

fol·li·cle (fŏlˈĭ-kəl)

noun
  1. A small bodily cavity or sac.
  2. A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges.
  3. An ovarian follicle.
  4. A spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity.

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