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• follicle — 1. A more or less spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul de sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. SYN: folliculus [TA]. [L. folliculus, a small sac, dim. of follis, a …   Medical dictionary

• Follicle (fruit) — In botany, a follicle is a dry unilocular many seeded fruit formed from one carpel and dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds, such as in larkspur, magnolia, banksia, peony and milkweed.It is rare to meet with a solitary… …   Wikipedia

• Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at …   Medical dictionary

• folliculus — SYN: follicle. [L. a small sac, dim. of follis, bellows] folliculi glandulae thyroideae the small spherical vesicular components of the thyroid gland lined with epithelium and containing colloid in varying amounts; the colloid serves for storage… …   Medical dictionary

• gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Ranunculaceae — Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent[1] Ranunculus auricomus (type species) …   Wikipedia

• Thymus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 274 GrayPage = 1273 Caption = Thymus Caption2 = The thymus of a full term fetus, exposed in situ. Precursor = third branchial pouch System = Artery = derived from internal mammary artery,… …   Wikipedia

• corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles …   Medical dictionary

• Drupe — Diagram of a typical drupe (peach), showing both fruit and seed …   Wikipedia

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• Epidermal growth factor receptor — This article is about a cell surface receptor. For estimated measure of kidney function (eGFR), see Glomerular filtration rate. Epidermal growth factor receptor …   Wikipedia