hair follicle

noun Anatomy.

1. a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.

noun

1. a narrow tubular cavity that contains the root of a hair, formed by an infolding of the epidermis and corium of the skin

n.

1. A deep narrow pit that is formed by the tubular invagination of the epidermis and corium and encloses the root of the hair.