Folliculitis
[fuh-lik-yuh-lahy-tis] /fəˌlɪk yəˈlaɪ tɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of hair follicles.
folliculitis fol·lic·u·li·tis (fə-lĭk’yə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of a follicle, especially of a hair follicle.
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