follicular
Pertaining to follicles
Follicular means relating to or affecting follicles—small sacs or cavities in the body.
Hair follicles are the tiny pockets in skin from which hair grows; ovarian follicles contain developing eggs.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: follicular cysts, follicular lymphoma, follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
Small anatomical projection
- bulbRounded storage organ
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
dermal · sebaceous · gland · pore · cortex · medulla · cuticle · keratin
Increase in size
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- telogenHair growth's dormant stage
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
density · transplant · extraction · thinning · shedding · regrowth · stimulation · dormant
Pigment-producing skin cells
- stemPlant's central axis
- cellsBasic biological units
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
morphogenesis · androgens · estrogens · receptors · hormones · signal · transduction · genes
Hair root inflammation
- keratosisAbnormal skin growth
- comedonesBlocked hair follicle plugs
- pustulesPus-filled skin lesions
- papulesSmall raised skin lesions
cysts · acne · inflammation · occlusion · scarring · biopsy · lesions · plugging
Of egg-producing organs
- oocyteUndeveloped female gamete
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- primordialExisting from the start
dominant · atresia · aspiration · stimulation · retrieval · theca · estradiol · folliculogenesis
papilla
Small anatomical projection
matrix · dermal · sebaceous · gland · pore · cortex · medulla · cuticle · keratin · melanocyte
growth
Increase in size
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- telogenHair growth's dormant stage
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
miniaturization · density · transplant · extraction · thinning · shedding · regrowth · stimulation · dormant · active
melanocytes
Pigment-producing skin cells
- stemPlant's central axis
- cellsBasic biological units
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
differentiation · morphogenesis · androgens · estrogens · receptors · hormones · signal · transduction · genes · proteins
folliculitis
Hair root inflammation
papules · cysts · acne · inflammation · occlusion · scarring · biopsy · lesions · plugging · infection
ovarian
Of egg-producing organs
- oocyteUndeveloped female gamete
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
primordial · dominant · atresia · aspiration · stimulation · retrieval · theca · estradiol · folliculogenesis
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- Lymphomaslymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL
- tumorstumor, cancer, benign tumor, malignant tumor, carcinoma
- epitheliumepithelium, squamous, columnar, stratified, simple
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary