hair follicle

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hair follicle

A tubular infolding of the epidermis containing the root of a hair.

hair follicle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) 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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hair follicle - a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them

glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland - a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin

follicle - any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

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