hair follicle

nounAnatomy.

a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.

Origin of hair follicle

First recorded in 1830–40

Words Nearby hair follicle

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How to use hair follicle in a sentence

After washing your face, the hair follicles and pores open up and that’s the best time to apply a little oil.
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Sometimes these bumps develop around your hair follicles and can look a little like goosebumps, but no matter how it looks, it will definitely be itchy and uncomfortable.
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CGRP is also involved in hair follicles, and some patients have reported hair loss.
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The hair follicle is normally protected by immune privilege, which should give it the ability to tolerate antigens without creating an inflammatory immune response, says Napatalung.
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This attack on moisture is powerful and speedily removes excess water, closes hair follicles, and tames unwanted frizz.
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A boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle.
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It is a comparatively painless operation and free from scarring if the hair follicle be not penetrated by the needle.
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A boil results when the infection is located in a hair follicle or sebaceous gland.
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During this time it is not buried in the skin but is able to retreat rapidly into it through a hair follicle or sweat gland.
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It crawls to the base of the hair and burrows into the hair follicle.
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British Dictionary definitions for hair follicle

hair follicle

noun

a narrow tubular cavity that contains the root of a hair, formed by an infolding of the epidermis and corium of the skin

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