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folliculitis

[ fuh-lik-yuh-lahy-tis ]
/ fəˌlɪk yəˈlaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of hair follicles.
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Origin of folliculitis

1855–60; <Latin follicul(us) (see follicle) + -itis

Words nearby folliculitis

follicular mucinosis, follicular phase, follicular stigma, folliculate, folliculin, folliculitis, folliculitis barbae, folliculitis decalvans, folliculitis keloidalis, folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata, folliculoma
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Medical definitions for folliculitis

folliculitis
[ fə-lĭk′yə-lī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of a follicle, especially of a hair follicle.
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