(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle. / (botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

plural of follicle

(biology) A mature ovarian follicle at the final stage of folliculogenesis.

plural of Graafian follicle

The phase of the estrous cycle during which follicles in the ovary mature.

(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.

plural of ovarian follicle

plural of follicle stage

eyelash mite

plural of follicle mite