follicularadjective
uk/fɒˈlɪk.jə.lər/us/fɑːˈlɪk.jə.lɚ/specializedrelating to follicles (= small groups of cells and tissue that surround and support a structure such as a hair or egg)
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- hormonal
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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- In the follicular variety, it is usually sufficient to excise a portion of the wall, scrape out the interior, and remove any tooth that may be present.
- The follicles, therefore, continue to enlarge until they burst, and we then see in their place the red, elevated, angry-looking eminence, which is called a follicular ulcer.