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Follicle vs Folliculitis - What's the difference?

follicle | folliculitis |

As nouns the difference between follicle and folliculitis

is that follicle is (anatomy) a small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle while folliculitis is (medicine) inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

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

    folliculitis

    English

    (wikipedia folliculitis)

    Noun

  • (medicine) Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

    • Derived terms

    * folliculitis agminate * (or folliculitis barbae) * folliculitis decalvans