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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the tissues surrounding a follicle.
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- noun An
inflammation in theskin around thehair follicles .
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The disease is primarily a perifolliculitis, the follicle and its sheath subsequently becoming involved in the inflammatory process.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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