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  1. Hair follicle anatomy (image) 
    At the base of the hair follicle are sensory nerve fibers that wrap around each hair bulb. Bending the hair stimulates the nerve endings allowing a person ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9703.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hair follicle (image) 
    Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Over time the follicle can shrink causing the hair to become shorter and finer. Ordinarily, the hair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19647.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Scurvy - corkscrew hair (image) 
    ... by deficiency of vitamin C. Pinpoint bleeding around hair follicles, and "corkscrew hairs" as seen in this picture, can occur as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2345.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Hair follicle of young person (image) 
    Hair color is caused by a pigment (melanin) that is produced by the hair follicle. With aging, the follicle produces less melanin.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8669.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Aged hair follicle (image) 
    Aged hair follicles are no longer as prepared for new hair growth.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8670.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hair follicle sebaceous gland (image) 
    ... called a follicle. The follicle also contains a hair and an oil gland (sebaceous gland). The oil ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19666.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Nit on human hair (image) 
    ... sack, attached to the shaft of a human hair. Image courtesy of D. Scott Smith, MD, MSc, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19835.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Lice, head - nits in the hair with close-up (image) 
    ... or tiny white egg sacks attached to the hairs. Schools often insist that these be entirely removed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2437.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Scurvy - corkscrew hairs (image) 
    "Corkscrew hairs" in hyperkeratotic follicles are pathognomonic of scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency. Petechiae and subungual hemorrhage may also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/3036.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Female Pattern Alopecia (VisualDX)  
    ... alopecia), or androgenetic alopecia, is a form of hair loss that affects women. It is most commonly ...
    https://www.skinsight.com/.../female-pattern-alopecia?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
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