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Furuncle vs Follicle - What's the difference?

furuncle | follicle |

As nouns the difference between furuncle and follicle

is that furuncle is a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore while follicle is (anatomy) a small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.

furuncle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore

    • 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