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follicles
noun(fol-li-cle)
a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression
follicles
noun(fol-li-cle)
a small lymph node
follicles
noun(fol-li-cle)
a vesicle in the mammalian ovary that contains a developing egg surrounded by a covering of cells; especially : graafian follicle
follicles
noun(fol-li-cle)
a mature liquid-filled cavity in a mammalian ovary that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg
follicles
noun(fol-li-cle)
the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment

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