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    hair follicle

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    n. (c.)Countable NounA small secretory cavity, sac, or gland, in particular.
    The hair follicle is a complex structure responsible for hair growth.

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    皮膚科医だけど質問ある?【PART2】 | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    16:41皮膚科医だけど質問ある?【PART2】 | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • So what you see here is actually a hair follicle and outside of that hair follicle, you're growing that hair.

      So what you see here is actually a hair follicle and outside of that hair follicle, you're growing that hair.

    • @Jmict asks, "How does one get rid of an ingrown hair?" So what you see here is actually a hair follicle,

      @Jmict asks, "How does one get rid of an ingrown hair?" So what you see here is actually a hair follicle,

    B1

    CHINCHILLA | CREATURE FEATURE | OLAF THE CHINCHILLA

    09:00CHINCHILLA | CREATURE FEATURE | OLAF THE CHINCHILLA
    • From each hair follicle they can have up to I think it's about sixty hairs, so that's like you

      From each hair follicle they can have up to I think it's about sixty hairs, so that's like you

    • pulling out one hair and sixty kind of coming from the same one little dot on your head, the same hair follicle

      pulling out one hair and sixty kind of coming from the same one little dot on your head, the same hair follicle

    B1

    BBC 6 Minute English - Learn to talk about hair in 6 minutes

    06:13BBC 6 Minute English - Learn to talk about hair in 6 minutes
    • What's a hair follicle?

      What's a hair follicle?

    • A hair follicle is the organ that produces a hair underneath the skin.

      A hair follicle is the organ that produces a hair underneath the skin.

    B1

    17 Crazy Hair Myths (incl. Can a MARCHING BAND cause HAIR LOSS?!) - mental_floss - List Show (244)

    05:3217 Crazy Hair Myths (incl. Can a MARCHING BAND cause HAIR LOSS?!) - mental_floss - List Show (244)
    • According to dermatologists, what happens to one hair follicle really doesn’t affect

      According to dermatologists, what happens to one hair follicle really doesn’t affect

    • According to dermatologists, what happens to one hair follicle really doesn't affect the neighbor.

      According to dermatologists, what happens to one hair follicle really doesn't affect the neighbor.

    B2

    YOUTUBERS REACT EXTRAS - Japanese Commercials #2 (EXTRAS #62)

    05:43YOUTUBERS REACT EXTRAS - Japanese Commercials #2 (EXTRAS #62)
    • 倒れるだけで吹っ切れる。怖ーが。あの、一番やってみたいです。あー、でもそしたらあのベンツのCMにマリオになって出たいですね。まあまあ見るやん。 I want to be the person face down in the orange so I can split my legs and then go, "Hahahahahahahahahahaha." I want to hang off of a hair follicle so very badly.

      倒れるだけで吹っ切れる。怖ーが。あの、一番やってみたいです。あー、でもそしたらあのベンツのCMにマリオになって出たいですね。まあまあ見るやん。 I want to be the person face down in the orange so I can split my legs and then go, "Hahahahahahahahahahaha." I want to hang off of a hair follicle so very badly.

    • I wanna hang off of a hair follicle so very badly.

      I wanna hang off of a hair follicle so very badly.

    B1

    Why Do We Get Pimples? The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

    05:31Why Do We Get Pimples? The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz
    • Well, pimples occur due to the hair follicle in your skin that contains sebaceous glands, also known as oil glands.

      Well, pimples occur due to the hair follicle in your skin that contains sebaceous glands, also known as oil glands.

    • Well, pimples occur due to the hair follicle in your skin.. ..that contains sebaceous glands, also known as oil glands.

      Well, pimples occur due to the hair follicle in your skin.. ..that contains sebaceous glands, also known as oil glands.

    B2

    Is There A Pimple Cure?

    03:39Is There A Pimple Cure?
    • The term “pore”, it is just another way of saying “hair follicle”, and your body is covered in them.

      The term “pore”, it is just another way of saying “hair follicle”, and your body is covered in them.

    • But if the hair follicle becomes clogged with dead skin cells and oils, a blockage is created.

      But if the hair follicle becomes clogged with dead skin cells and oils, a blockage is created.

    B2

    Hair Experts Debunk 15 Hair Myths | Debunked

    14:56Hair Experts Debunk 15 Hair Myths | Debunked
    • What shampooing does is it simply dislodges hairs that were sitting loosely in their hair follicle and were ready to come out, so you're not actually causing hair loss.

      What shampooing does is it simply dislodges hairs that were sitting loosely in their hair follicle and were ready to come out, so you're not actually causing hair loss.

    • What shampooing does is it simply dislodges hairs that were sitting loosely in their hair follicle and were ready to come out, so you're not actually causing hair loss.

      What shampooing does is it simply dislodges hairs that were sitting loosely in their hair follicle and were ready to come out, so you're not actually causing hair loss.

    B2

    Why Some Men Go Bald

    04:22Why Some Men Go Bald
    • The hair follicle is slowly, over time, becoming smaller and smaller, to the point when it stops producing a full hair.

      The hair follicle is slowly, over time, becoming smaller and smaller, to the point when it stops producing a full hair.

    • Testosterone is becoming converted to dihydrotestosterone in the hair follicle by an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase, and when it attaches to the androgen receptor in the hair follicle, it causes the follicle to produce a smaller hair.

      Testosterone is becoming converted to dihydrotestosterone in the hair follicle by an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase, and when it attaches to the androgen receptor in the hair follicle, it causes the follicle to produce a smaller hair.

    B1

    Top 10 Facts You Wish You Didn’t Know

    05:01Top 10 Facts You Wish You Didn’t Know
    • Called demodex mites, their 2 week life span consists of them mating on our skin, before the female buries deep into a hair follicle to lay her eggs.

      Called demodex mites, their 2 week life span consists of them mating on our skin, before the female buries deep into a hair follicle to lay her eggs.

    B2