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Follicle vs Cyst - What's the difference?

follicle | cyst |

As nouns the difference between follicle and cyst

is that follicle is a small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle while cyst is a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

follicle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
  • * 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, p. 345,
    • He could feel the follicles in his inner ear go crazy.
  • (botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

    • Derived terms

    * follicly * follicly challenged

    External links

    * ("follicle" on Wikipedia) English terms derived from Latin

    cyst

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

    • See also

    * enchondroma ----