Hair follicle

Introduction: Hair follicle

Description of Hair follicle

Hair follicle: a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hair follicle: tube-like invagination of the epidermis from which the hair shaft develops and into which sebaceous glands open; the hair follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis.
Source: CRISP

Hair follicle: A tube-like invagination of the EPIDERMIS from which the hair shaft develops and into which SEBACEOUS GLANDS open. The hair follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis. (Stedman, 26th ed) Follicles of very long hairs extend into the subcutaneous layer of tissue under the SKIN.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hair follicle: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hair follicle:

• Hair
• Hair symptoms (838 causes)
• Hair disease
• Hair disorder
• Follicle
• Invagination
• Epidermis
• Shaft
• Sebaceous
• Glands

Terms associated with Hair follicle:

Broader terms for Hair follicle

• hair

Source - CRISP

• follicle

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Hair follicle

The following list attempts to classify Hair follicle into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• follicle
• cyst,vesicle
• sac
• bodily cavity,cavity,cavum
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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