Path. [f. L. follicul-us FOLLICLE + -ITIS.] Inflammation of a follicle or follicles.
1860. R. Fowler, Med. Voc., Folliculitis.… Follicular inflammation.
1874. Van Buren & Keyes, Dis. Genit. Org., 77. Folliculitis.—During the acute stage of gonorrhœa, sometimes there appear along the urethra, especially in the region of the fossa navicularis, one or more small, round tumors, slightly sensitive to pressure, varying from the size of the head of a large pin to that of a pea.
