- follicle cells
- follicular cells cells located in the epithelium of follicles, such as thyroid follicular cells or the cells of ovarian follicles. Called also follicular epithelial c's.
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follicle cells
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follicle — 1. A more or less spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul de sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. SYN: folliculus [TA]. [L. folliculus, a small sac, dim. of follis, a … Medical dictionary
follicle — Generally a small sac or vesicle. Bot. A kind of fruit formed from a single carpel, that splits to release its seeds. Zool. Its use includes: hair follicle, an invagination of the epidermis into the dermis surrounding the hair root; ovarian… … Dictionary of molecular biology
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follicle — An enclosing cluster of cells that protects and nourishes a cell or structure within. Thus a follicle in the ovary contains a developing egg cell, while a hair follicle envelops the root of hair … Glossary of Biotechnology
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follicle — [ fɒlɪk(ə)l] noun 1》 the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair. 2》 short for Graafian follicle. 3》 Botany a dry fruit derived from a single carpel and opening on one side only to release its seeds. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
