HAIR FOLLICLE


Meaning of HAIR FOLLICLE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1838

: the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment ― see HAIR illustration

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.