follicle
noun
fol·li·cle
| \ ˈfä-li-kəl
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Definition of follicle
1a
: a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression
b
: a small lymph node
c
: a vesicle in the mammalian ovary that contains a developing egg surrounded by a covering of cells
especially
: graafian follicle
2
: a dry dehiscent one-celled many-seeded fruit (as of the milkweed) that has a single carpel and opens along one suture
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Other Words from follicle
follicular
\ fə-ˈli-kyə-lər
, fä- \
adjective
, fä- \
adjective
Examples of follicle in a Sentence
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Show off your best ink in the Tattoo Contest presented by Loyalty Tattoo or parade your facial follicles in the Beard Competition to win prizes from Detroit Beard Co. Experience the Wonders of the World on September 7th and 8th. — Michigan Renaissance Festival, Detroit Free Press, "Eat, drink and be Mary (Queen of Scots) at Michigan Renaissance Festival," 15 Aug. 2019 But Jansen wouldn’t let his follicles or upper-lip irritation get in the way of personal achievement. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "Wild-Card Contenders Are Content to Be Sellers, and That's a Problem," 23 July 2019 When the weather is nice like paradise, Noblemen’s Cut and Shave opens up the garage door that fronts the barbershop in downtown Fort Lauderdale to address follicles al fresco style. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "SummerTimeOut: Noblemen’s Cut and Shave a hip hangout," 1 July 2019 This effectively tells your brain to decrease its production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which is responsible for developing a follicle to release an egg in ovulation. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "Here's How Emergency Contraception Actually Works," 1 Apr. 2019 In the twenty-first century, however, America’s man of the hour is a follicle farm. — Adrian Bonenberger, The New Republic, "The Sum of All Beards," 4 June 2019 Insulin resistance may also affect how the pituitary gland regulates your levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), both of which prepare those ovarian follicles for maturation. — Mary Claire Lagroue, SELF, "Can Diet and Exercise Actually Improve PCOS Symptoms?," 23 Apr. 2019 Estradiol blood test Secreted by maturing follicles, estradiol is a form of estrogen, the major female reproductive hormone. — Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, "What Kind of Testing Will My Fertility Specialist Conduct?," 1 Oct. 2018 Normally, an egg is released from a little sac on your ovary called a follicle. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Kate Beckinsale Reveals She Went to the Hospital for a Ruptured Ovarian Cyst," 28 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'follicle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for follicle
follicle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of follicle
: a tiny hole in the skin from which a hair grows
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follicle
noun
fol·li·cle
| \ ˈfäl-i-kəl
\
\
Medical Definition of follicle
1
: a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression
especially
: a small simple or slightly branched gland : crypt
2
: a small lymph node
3
: a vesicle in the mammalian ovary that contains a developing egg surrounded by a covering of cells : ovarian follicle
especially
: graafian follicle
Other Words from follicle
follicular
\ fə-ˈlik-yə-lər, fä-
\
adjective
\
adjective