hair follicle

noun

An organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.

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Meanings

nounhair follicle (plural hair follicles)

plural hair follicles

  1. anatomyAn organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.

Translations

Spanish folículo piloso, folículo capilar
  • folículo pilosoTranslations
  • folículo capilarTranslations
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APA

hair follicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20follicle

MLA

“hair follicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20follicle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair follicle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20follicle.

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