0 any of the very small holes in the skin, especially one that a hair grows from
1 any of the very small holes in the skin that a hair grows from
A gland may be a simple pocket, or follicle, as is an oil gland of the skin, or it may be an aggregate of such glands, as is the liver.
The hair grows from the bottom of the follicle by a multiplication of the cells covering the papilla upon which its root is moulded.
The quantity of hair varies according to the proximity and condition of the follicles.
The saliva is composed of four elementary secretions, derived respectively, from the mucous follicles of the mouth, and the parotid, the submaxillary, and the sublingual glands.
These glands terminating in the hair follicles secrete an oily substance, which bathes and lubricates as well as nourishes the hair.
Eggs and follicles were photographed by immunofluorescence microscopy.
The cultured follicles developed an antrum, demonstrating that the follicles survived.
The total numbers of follicles are given in parentheses.
