Folliculitis Definition

fə-lĭkyə-lītĭs
noun
Inflammation of a follicle, especially of a hair follicle.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Folliculitis

Noun

Singular:
folliculitis
Plural:
folliculitides

Origin of Folliculitis

  • Latin folliculus follicle follicle –itis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Folliculitis Sentence Examples

  • Emollients should be applied frequently, using gentle, downward strokes to prevent folliculitis.

  • Boils and inflammation of the skin surrounding a hair shaft (folliculitis) are the most common.

  • Folliculitis, small red bumps that appear around hair follicules.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOL

Words Ending With

SISTIS

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