NOUN | body | follicle | any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity |
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Sounds | faa'lahkahl; faa'lihkahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity. | |
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Narrower | Graafian follicle | A vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg |
hair follicle | A small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair | |
Broader | vesicle, cyst | A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
Spanish | folículo | |
Catalan | fol·licle | |
Adjectives | follicular | of or relating to or constituting / constituting a follicle |
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