Associations to the word «Follicle»
Noun
- Ovary
- Hormone
- Estrogen
- Gland
- Cyst
- Testosterone
- Ovum
- Secretion
- Scalp
- Rupture
- Lymph
- Lymphocyte
- Fertilization
- Hair
- Puberty
- Corpus
- Mite
- Sperm
- Uterus
- Apoptosis
- Inflammation
- Steroid
- Ultrasound
- Sheath
- Surge
- Appendage
- Serum
- Stimulation
- Lymphoma
- Germ
- Cell
- Sweat
- Transplantation
- Biopsy
- Receptor
- Differentiation
- Phenotype
- Skin
- Cohort
- Antigen
- Capsule
- Collagen
- Graft
- Tissue
- Sac
- Agonist
- Depletion
- Duct
- Proliferation
- Recruitment
- Inflorescence
- Egg
- Pore
- Seed
- Stigma
- Spike
- Signaling
- Sinus
- Insulin
- Cycle
- Cortex
- Growth
- Spleen
- Regression
- Legume
- Iodine
- Bump
- Cavity
Adjective
Wiktionary
FOLLICLE, noun. (anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
FOLLICLE, noun. (botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.
FOLLICLE STAGE, noun. The phase of the Estrous cycle, during which follicles in the ovary mature
FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, noun. (biochemistry) A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals
Dictionary definition
FOLLICLE, noun. Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.