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folliculitis

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of a hair follicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fol·liculitis — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛囊炎 (máonángyán) — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Dutch: folliculitis — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Finnish: karvatupentulehdus — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • French: folliculite — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Japanese: 毛嚢炎 (mōnōen) — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Japanese: 毛包炎 (mōhōen) — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Russian: фолликули́т (follikulít) — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Spanish: foliculitis — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Turkish: folikülit — inflammation of one or more hair follicles
  • Turkish: kıl kökü iltihabı — inflammation of one or more hair follicles