follicle mite

noun

: any of several minute mites (genus Demodex) parasitic in hair follicles

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for follicle mite

• actinolite
• adipocyte
• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
• cristobalite
• crocidolite
• diatomite
• dithionite

Medical Definition

follicle mite

noun

: any of several minute mites of the genus Demodex that are parasitic in the hair follicles