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单词 folliculous
释义

follicle /folˈi-kl/

noun
  1. A fruit formed from a single carpel containing several seeds, splitting along the ventral suture only (botany)
  2. A Graafian follicle (zoology)
  3. Any small sac-like structure, eg the pit surrounding a hair-root (anatomy)
ORIGIN: L folliculus, dimin of follis a windbag

follicˈūlated, follicˈūlar, follicˈūlose or follicˈūlous adjective

follicle-stimulating hormone noun

A hormone secreted in the pituitary gland, which stimulates growth of the Graafian follicles of the ovary, and sperm production (abbrev FSH)

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