"hair follicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hair follicles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hair follicle (plural hair follicles)
  1. (anatomy, dermatology) An organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Dermatology, Hair Translations (Translations): folículo piloso [masculine] (Spanish), folículo capilar [masculine] (Spanish)

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