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follicular

American  
[fuh-lik-yuh-ler] / fəˈlɪk jə lər /
Also folliculate

adjective

  1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.

  2. Pathology. affecting or originating in a follicle or follicles.


Etymology

Origin of follicular

1670–80; < Latin follicul ( us ) ( see follicle) + -ar 1


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Constance is in remission from cancer after having follicular lymphoma, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

A few years ago, her patients rarely knew the difference between follicular and luteal phases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

Noting a follicular discrepancy, Ning grabs a pair of scissors and demands that one of the nail technicians, Mai, submit to an immediate 2-inch trim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

This makes CD20 an attractive target for monoclonal antibody therapies which have been used to treat a variety of B-cell lymphomas, including follicular lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B cell lymphomas and high-grade B-cell lymphomas.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023

Without a follicular exuviator, I would have to...to...lick myself!

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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