See Also: Follicles(health)
sebaceous follicles(medicine)
solitary follicles(medicine)
gastric follicles(medicine)
lingual follicles(medicine)
Montgomery's follicles(medicine)
intestinal follicles(medicine)
Lieberkuhn's follicles(medicine)
aggregated lymphatic follicles(medicine)
lymphatic follicles of rectum(medicine)

Follicles (health)


Each month several of these small egg-containing cavities develop on the ovary of an ovulating woman. Each cavity contains a single immature egg; ovulation occurs when a follicle (or sometimes more than one) ruptures and releases an egg.