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folliculitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
fol-li-culi-tis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

folliculitides (plural)

Derived Forms

infundibulofolliculitis pseudofolliculitis

Phrases

folliculitis agminate folliculitis barbæ folliculitis barbae traumatica folliculitis decalvans Malassezia folliculitis

Questions

What does folliculitis mean?
Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

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