For Follicle we have terms and definitions in 17 topics. The topics are Acne, Beauty, Cancer, Canine, Cosmetics, Dairy Production, Female Health Concerns, Fertility, HIV and AIDs, Hair Loss, Health and Beauty, Medical, Menopause, Science, Sex, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Follicle (Acne)

The tiny shaft in the skin through which a hair grows, and sebum is excreted from sebaceous glands to the surface of the skin.

Follicle (Beauty)

1. A pore in the skin from which a hair grows.
2. A small anatomical sac, cavity, or deep narrow-mouthed depression. In hair a follicle is a stratum corneum lined sac that extends into the dermis and contains the hair bulb. It is also a fluid-filled sac in the ovary that releases an egg at ovulation.

Follicle (Cancer)

A sac or pouch-like cavity.

Follicle (Canine)

A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges.

Follicle (Cosmetics)

A pore in the skin from which a hair grows.

Follicle (Dairy Production)

A vesicular structure within the ovary that contains an egg and grows as the egg matures. A mature follicle forms a blister-like structure at the surface of the ovary.

Follicle (Female Health Concerns)

One of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum.

Follicle (Fertility)

Small egg-containing sacks found in the female ovary. In fertile women, one follicle will become dominant and release a mature egg (ovulate) during every cycle. The other follicles will be reabsorbed into the body. In fertility treatments, medications may be used to stimulate the development of multiple follicles

Follicle (HIV and AIDs)

A small body cavity with a secretory or excretory function.

Follicle (Hair Loss)

The hair follicle houses the root of the hair.

Follicle (Health and Beauty)

A small anatomical sac, cavity, or deep narrow-mouthed depression. In hair a follicle is a stratum corneum lined sac that extends into the dermis and contains the hair bulb. It is also a fluid-filled sac in the ovary that releases an egg at ovulation.

Follicle (Medical)

A tiny pouchlike cavity in a structure of the body, such as a hair follicle

Follicle (Menopause)

Cell structure within the ovary that contain an egg.

Follicle (Science)

A tissue within an ovary; site of development of the egg before it is fertilized

Follicle (Sex)

The sac of estrogen-secreting cells in the ovary that contains an egg.

Follicle (Women's Health)

Each month, an egg develops inside the ovary in a fluid filled pocket called a follicle. This follicle releases the egg into the fallopian tube.

Follicle (Womens Health)

Each month, an egg develops inside the ovary in a fluid filled pocket called a follicle. This follicle releases the egg into the fallopian tube.

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