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follicular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, having or resembling follicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or constituting a follicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Catalan: fol·licular — of or pertaining to the follicle
French: folliculaire — of or pertaining to the follicle
Galician: folicular — of or pertaining to the follicle
German: follikular — of or pertaining to the follicle
German: follikulär — of or pertaining to the follicle
German: follikelartig — of or pertaining to the follicle
German: follikel- — of or pertaining to the follicle
German: Follikel- — of or pertaining to the follicle
Italian: follicolare — of or pertaining to the follicle
Polish: pęcherzykowy — of or pertaining to the follicle
Polish: mieszkowy — of or pertaining to the follicle
Polish: grudkowy — of or pertaining to the follicle
Portuguese: folicular — of or pertaining to the follicle
Spanish: folicular — of or pertaining to the follicle

Word forms

Inflections and variants

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Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: angiofollicular, bifollicular, extrafollicular, follicular dendritic cell, follicular keratosis, follicularly, follicular mange, follicular phase, interfollicular, intrafollicular, lymphofollicular, macrofollicular, microfollicular, midfollicular, monofollicular, multifollicular, neurofollicular, nonfollicular, normofollicular, parafollicular, perifollicular, polyfollicular, prefollicular, pseudofollicular, transfollicular, trifollicular, unifollicular

Related: follicle

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