folliculitis
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Definition of folliculitis
: inflammation of one or more follicles especially of the hair
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Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Meanwhile, the annual number of Pseudomonas folliculitis outbreaks decreased by an average of 22% per year. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Parasites and bacteria may be lurking in hotel pools, hot tubs, CDC warns," 17 May 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018 Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight. — Crystal Martin, ajc, "What black women need to know about hair loss," 8 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'folliculitis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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folliculitis
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Medical Definition of folliculitis
: inflammation of one or more follicles especially of the hair
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