hair follicle
noun
: the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment see hair illustration
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Two subsequent screens — a urine test and a hair follicle analysis — returned negative results, Heitmann said.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Nektar Therapeutics said Monday that extended treatment with its experimental drug, called rezpeg, promoted greater hair growth in people with severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that attacks hair follicles.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
One thing that can and does happen commonly after a hair transplant is shock loss, a condition where nearby hair follicles cycle through and transition to a rest phase due to stress in the surrounding tissue associated with a hair transplant.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
In Turkey, transplants are often performed not by doctors, but by technicians, who charge about $3,000 and use a variety of methods to move hair follicles from one part of the head to another.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Nektar Therapeutics said Monday that extended treatment with its experimental drug, called rezpeg, promoted greater hair growth in people with severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that attacks hair follicles.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
One thing that can and does happen commonly after a hair transplant is shock loss, a condition where nearby hair follicles cycle through and transition to a rest phase due to stress in the surrounding tissue associated with a hair transplant.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
In Turkey, transplants are often performed not by doctors, but by technicians, who charge about $3,000 and use a variety of methods to move hair follicles from one part of the head to another.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Hair follicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair%20follicle. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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