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follicular

  (fə-lĭk'yə-lər) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to, having, or resembling a follicle or follicles.
  2. Affecting or growing out of a follicle or follicles.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: fol·lic·u·lar
(fə-lĭk'yə-lər)
adj.
  1. Relating to, having, or resembling a follicle or follicles.
  2. Affecting or growing out of a follicle or follicles.
 

Pertaining to or emanating from a follicle.

  • f. antrum — spaces formed by the confluence of small lakes of follicular liquid in the ovary.
  • canine hereditary black hair f. dysplasia — see black hair follicular dysplasia.
  • cyclic f. dysplasia — see seasonal flank alopecia.
  • f. cyst — 1. see cystic follicle; cystic ovarian degeneration.
  • — 2. retention cysts in the hair follicles are common, resembling pustules.
  • f. dysplasia syndrome — in Siberian huskies; a late-appearing, symmetrical alopecia, affecting mostly the guard hairs.
  • f. hyalinosis — see intrafollicular hyalinosis.
  • f. mange — see demodectic mange.
  • f. pharyngitis — chronic disease in young racing horses; of importance as a disruption of training; characterized by frequent cough, dyspnea with exercise, poor exercise tolerance.
  • f. phase — see proliferative phase.
  • f. plug — formed by excessive keratin in an inactive hair follicle.
 
WordNet: follicular
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or constituting a follicle
  Pertains to noun: follicle (meaning #1)


 
 

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