follicles

Meanings

• noun

  A small sac in the skin that produces a hair and secretes an oily substance called sebum.

  - "Each strand of hair grows from a follicle in your scalp."
  - "The follicles in our skin produce new cells that become hairs."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

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mummies , bottles , rattles , hummies

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Variants

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follicle , follicles , follicular , graafian follicle , graafian follicles , hair follicle , hair follicles

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Etymology

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From Old French follicle, from follicula, diminutive of folle, 'follicle, sheath'.

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Trivia

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1. Follicles are the reason why plucked hairs grow back.

2. There are about 100,000 follicles on the human scalp.

3. Follicles are responsible for producing both vellus (fine, short, and barely visible hairs) and terminal (longer, thicker, and pigmented hairs).

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Related Concepts

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1. hair follicle: The structure beneath the skin that grows a single hair.

2. sebaceous gland: A gland associated with a hair follicle that produces sebum.

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Culture

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In medical and biological contexts, follicles are significant as they are the site of hair growth and production. In dermatology, folliculitis is a common condition characterized by inflammation of the hair follicles.

How to Memorize "follicles"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tiny sac under the skin that produces a hair and secretes an oily substance.

2. associate
   

   - Associate follicles with the idea of hair growth and production.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like: 'Follicles Fertilize Fabulous Follicles For Fulfilling Fibers'.

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