follicle

English

A hair follicle and nearby structures

Etymology

From Latin folliculus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

follicle (plural follicles)

1. (anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
   • 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, p. 345,

     He could feel the follicles in his inner ear go crazy.

2. (botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

Derived terms

• follicly
• follicly challenged

Translations

anatomy

Chinese: Mandarin: 小囊 (zh) (xiǎonáng), 濾泡 (zh), 滤泡 (zh) (lǜpào), (hair follicle) 毛囊 (zh) (máonáng) Dutch: follikel (nl) m. Finnish: (hair) tuppi, (e.g. ovarian) rakkula, follikkeli

French: follicule (fr) m. Italian: follicolo (it) m. Japanese: 卵胞 (ja) (らんぽう, ranpō), 濾胞 (ja) (ろほう, rohō), 小胞 (ja) (しょうほう, shōhō), 毛嚢 (ja) (もうのう, mōnō) Polish: mieszek m., woreczek m., pęcherzyk m., torebka f. Russian: фолликул (ru) (follíkul) m., мешочек (ru) (mešóček) m. Spanish: folículo (es) m.

botany

Chinese: Mandarin: 蓇葖 (zh) (gǔtú) Finnish: tuppilo (fi) German: Balgfrucht (de) f. Italian: follicolo (it) m.

Japanese: 袋果 (ja) (たいか, taika) Polish: mieszek m. Russian: стручок (ru) (stručók) m., мешочек (ru) (mešóček) m. Spanish: folículo (es) m.

External links

• Follicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia