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Abstract
A tube-like invagination of the EPIDERMIS from which the hair shaft develops and into which SEBACEOUS GLANDS open. The hair follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis. (Stedman, 26th ed) Follicles of very long hairs extend into the subcutaneous layer of tissue under the SKIN.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Follicle, Hair
- Follicles, Hair
- Hair Follicles
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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dis = HAIR FOLLICLE (IM) + HAIR DISEASES (NIM); inflammation = FOLLICULITIS
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96
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Previous Indexing
- Hair (1966-1995)
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WR 450
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hair Follicle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018859. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018859
- Hair Follicle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_follicle
- Hair Follicle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866324