| NOUN | body | hair follicle | a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair |
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| Meaning | A small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them. | |
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| Parts | sebaceous gland, sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae | A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin |
| Broader | follicle | Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity |
| Spanish | folículo piloso | |
| Catalan | fol·licle pilós | |
| Adjectives | pilosebaceous | of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland |
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