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follicle

noun as in cell

noun as in vein

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Example Sentences

Mitt Romney, who has reverted to the not-a-follicle-out-of-place hairstyle, never really got up the gumption to hit Newt.

First up is John Edwards, who will show Romney how to achieve that dry-hair look while keeping every follicle in place.

High levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone knocks us out of contention, unless we go to a specialist clinic.

I propose dealing separately with the several constituents of the egg-follicle.

Foulis regards the zona pellucida as a product of the ovum and not of the follicle.

The membrane would seem indeed to be formed in some instances even before the ovum has a definite investment of follicle cells.

There can, it appears to me, be no question that both varieties of cell are derived from the primitive uniform follicle cells.

The cells are flat, but extended so as to appear of an unexpected size in views of the surface of the follicle.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to follicle, such as: bacterium, egg, germ, unit, corpuscle, and embryo.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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