Definitions for: Follicle


[n] any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity



Webster (1913) Definition: Fol"li*cle, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod,
dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money
bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d
Fool.]
1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several
seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in
the peony, larkspur and milkweed.

2. (Anat.)
(a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair
follicle.
(b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
(c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic
follicle.

See Also: cyst, Graafian follicle, hair follicle, vesicle

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