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folliculitis

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[fuh-lik-yuh-lahy-tis] / fəˌlɪk yəˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of hair follicles.

Etymology

Origin of folliculitis

1855–60; < Latin follicul ( us ) ( follicle ) + -itis

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