hair follicle
hair follicle · hair follicles
An organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skinAn organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.
More definitions
- a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: hair follicles| Singular | hair follicle |
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See also
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