Follicle

Synonyms for "follicle" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Strong matches (18)

Noun(6 words)
cavitydermal follicleegg sacglandular sachair organhair sac

Related words (29)

Noun(4 words)
ovarian sacsacsecretory unitvesicle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
anatomical structurebiological structurecystgland unitgonadal unitreproductive structuresecretory unitskin appendagevesicle

More specific

8 entries
anagen folliclehair follicleovarian follicleprimary follicleprimordial folliclesecondary follicletelogen folliclethyroid follicle

Collocations

6 entries
follicle stimulating hormonefollicular fluidhair follicleovarian folliclesebaceous folliclethyroid follicle

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Here you can see how the follicle has become irritated.

Source: tatoeba (7049457)

DNA testing, the analysis of human biological material, is reshaping America's criminal justice system. Deoxyribonucleic acid is the repository of genetic information that resides in our cells, and no two people — not even identical twins — have the same DNA. In criminal investigations, DNA can be extracted from many sources, a single hair follicle — a drop of blood, other bodily fluids, or a microscopic fingernail scraping.

Source: tatoeba (12209580)

He could feel the follicles in his inner ear go crazy.

Source: wiktionary

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