English-Thai Dictionary

follicle

N รูขุมขน  ru-kum-kon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOLLICLE

n.[L. folliculus, from follis, a bag or bellows. ] 1. In botany, a univalvular pericarp; a seed vessel opening on one side longitudinally, and having the seeds loose in it.
2. An air bag; a vessel distended with air; as at the root in Utricularia, and on the leaves in Aldrovanda.
3. A little bag, in animal bodies; a gland; a folding; a cavity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOLLICLE

Fol "li *cle, n. Etym: [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d Fool. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.

 

2. (Anat. ) (a ) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. (b ) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c ) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

follicle

fol li cle |ˈfälikəl ˈfɑləkəl | ▶noun 1 Anatomy a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland, in particular: • (also hair follicle ) the sheath of cells and connective tissue that surrounds the root of a hair. • short for Graafian follicle. 2 Botany a dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release its seeds. DERIVATIVES fol lic u lar |fəˈlikyələr |adjective, fol lic u late |fəˈlikyələt, -ˌlāt |adjective, fol lic u lat ed |fəˈlikyəˌlātid |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin folliculus ‘little bag, ’ diminutive of follis ‘bellows. ’

 

follicle mite

fol li cle mite ▶noun a parasitic mite that burrows into the hair follicles, causing demodectic mange. [Genus Demodex, family Demodicidae. ]

 

follicle-stimulating hormone

fol li cle-stim u lat ing hor mone (abbr.: FSH ) ▶noun Biochemistry a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the formation of ova or sperm.

 

Oxford Dictionary

follicle

follicle |ˈfɒlɪk (ə )l | ▶noun 1 Anatomy a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland, in particular: • (also hair follicle ) the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair. • short for Graafian follicle. 2 Botany a dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release its seeds. DERIVATIVES follicular |fɒˈlɪkjʊlə |adjective, follicularly adverb, folliculate |-lət |adjective, folliculated |fɒˈlɪkjʊleɪtɪd |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin folliculus ‘little bag ’, diminutive of follis ‘bellows ’.

 

follicle mite

fol |licle mite ▶noun a parasitic mite which burrows into the hair follicles, causing demodectic mange. ●Genus Demodex, family Demodicidae.

 

follicle-stimulating hormone

follicle-stimulating hormone (abbrev.: FSH ) ▶noun Biochemistry a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the formation of ova or sperm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

follicle

fol li cle /fɑ́lɪk (ə )l |fɔ́l -/名詞 C 1 毛穴 .2 〘解剖 〙卵 [小 ]胞 , 濾胞 （ろほう ）.3 〘植 〙袋果 （たいか ）.