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follicle

[fol-i-kuhl] / ˈfɒl ɪ kəl /




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Judge Hassan al-Shami, one of the officials appointed by Lebanon's government to investigate Sadr's disappearance, says Amal told him the follicle sample had been lost because of a "technical error".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

With the ability to guide follicle development and tune ovarian environment, the team believes that engineered ovarian tissue could function for much longer than unmodified implanted tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

The present study bringd greater clarity by casting retinoids in a more central role -- at the helm of regulating both hair follicle and epidermal stem cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

To do that, these hair follicle stem cells first enter a pliable state in which they temporarily express the transcription factors of both types of stem cells, hair and epidermis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

None of them are up to their usual chatter, so I can hear every strand being yanked from its follicle.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins