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Meaning of "hair bulb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIR BULB

hair bulb  [hɛə bʌlb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIR BULB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hair bulb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIR BULB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Root of the hair

The root of the hair ends in an enlargement, the hair bulb, which is whiter in color and softer in texture than the shaft, and is lodged in a follicular involution of the epidermis called the hair follicle. Bulb of hair layers consist of fibrous connective tissue, external root sheath, internal root sheath composed of epithelium stratum and granular stratum, cuticle, cortex and medulla of hair.

Definition of hair bulb in the English dictionary

The definition of hair bulb in the dictionary is the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIR BULB


bulb
bʌlb
flashbulb
ˈflæʃˌbʌlb
pseudobulb
ˈsjuːdəʊˌbʌlb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIR BULB

hair appointment
hair care
hair clip
hair clippers
hair colour
hair conditioner
hair cream
hair extension
hair extensions
hair follicle
hair gel
hair grass
hair implant
hair lacquer
hair loss
hair of the dog
hair oil
hair removal
hair remover
hair removing cream

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIR BULB

alb
bayonet bulb
bayonet-fitting bulb
dim bulb
ft-lb
lb
light bulb
olfactory bulb
stilb

Synonyms and antonyms of hair bulb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hair bulb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIR BULB

Find out the translation of hair bulb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hair bulb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hair bulb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bulbo piloso
570 millions of speakers

English

hair bulb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल बल्ब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لمبة الشعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волосяная луковица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bulbo capilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুল বাল্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bulbe pileux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mentol rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarzwiebel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毛球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bohlam rambut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng đèn tóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடி மாசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केसांचे बल्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saç soğanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bulbo pilifero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarówka włosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

волосяна цибулина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bec de par
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βολβό της τρίχας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hare gloeilamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårsäck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

håret pære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hair bulb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIR BULB»

The term «hair bulb» is normally little used and occupies the 129.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIR BULB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hair bulb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hair bulb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hair bulb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIR BULB»

Discover the use of hair bulb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hair bulb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
An Atlas for Students of Medicine and Biology Radivoj V. Krstic. Plate 217. Skin and appendages. Hair and hair bulb HF i Cc rIRS-,ORS *CuCtHxHe/ n- K.K'. Fig. 1. Hairs are keratinized filiform cutaneous organs, 0.05-0.6 mm thick and ranging  ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
2
The Hair-Pulling Problem : A Complete Guide to ...
Near the base of each hair follicle is a structure known as the hair bulb. It is from this bulb that hairs grow. Enclosed within the bottom of the hair bulb is a pear- shaped structure known as the dermal papilla, which is best described as a factory ...
Fred Penzel, 2003
3
Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Internal organs
... of the epidermis. This muscle can erect the hair (hair raising, goose pimples) and can compress (squeeze) the sebaceous glands. Fine structure. We distinguish the hair root A3, the hair bulb A4, which rests on the connective tissue of the ...
Werner Kahle, Helmut Leonhardt, 1993
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Hair Growth and Disorders
However, the hair bulb is the only site of pigment production for the hair shaft ( Figs. 4.1, 4.2a,b), and contains both highly melanogenic melanocytes and a minor subpopulation of poorly differentiated melanocytes [69, 74]. Melano- genically ...
Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, David A. Whiting, Ralph M. Trüeb, 2008
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BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences
These cells are pushed up the papilla until they reach the critical level where they change, developing specific characteristics to form the hair. During late catagen ( transitional growth stage) the hair bulb separates from the dermal papilla anil ...
Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gill Milsom, 2004
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Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas
At the base, there is a bulbous expansion, the hair bulb, enclosing the hair papilla HP. As they are pushed towards the skin surface from the hair bulb, the inner three epithelial layers undergo keratinisation to form the hair shaft whilst the outer ...
Barbara Young (Ph. D.), 2006
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Hair Transplant 360 (For Assistants), Volume 2
In the first illustration, there is sufficient fat below the hair bulb allowing the forceps to grasp the fat below the hair bulb. In the second illustration, the absence of fat below the hair bulb mandates grasping the fat layer adjacent to the hair bulb but ...
Karamanovski Emina, 2011
8
Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery
Outer root sheath layer Inner root sheath layer Fibrous tract Follicular papilla Infundibulum of the sebaceous gland Arrector pili muscle The bulge Hair shaft Hair bulb Matrix cells Fig. 13-1 Hair follicle anatomy. (From McDaniel DH, Lord J, Ash ...
Michael S. Kaminer, Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey S. Dover, 2008
9
Skin, Hair, and Nails: Structure and Function
The hair bulb is the only site of pigment production for the hair shaft, and it contains both highly melanogenic melanocytes [35] and a minor subpopulation of poorly differentiated bipolar amelanotic melanocytes [32] (Figs 1 and 2). The role of ...
Bo Forslind, Robert E. Albano, 2004
10
Professional Hairdressing: The Official Guide to S/NVQ Level 3
WHY IS IT hair bulb hair follicle hair bulb hair shaft hair shaft hair follicle hair bulb hair follicle spiral hair curly hair tight curly hair There are a variety of different curl pattems and in some situations they can all be seen on the same head.
Martin Green, Leo Palladino, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIR BULB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hair bulb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waxing the Right Way
The hair grows from the dermal papilla attached to the hair bulb, which is fed by blood vessels below the skin surface. From the hair bulb, the ... «SkinInc.com, Jun 15»
2
Cold Cap therapy could help those dealing with chemotherapy …
It's a simple non-invasive treatment: freeze the hair bulb so cancer killing chemo can't severely damage the root of the hair follicles. The result ... «WTTV CBS4Indy, May 15»
3
3 Solutions for Fine, Thinning or Limp Hair
Each individual hair is formed inside a hair bulb deep in a hair follicle. The follicle is a tiny but powerful factory. Although some male balding is ... «Truth In Aging, May 15»
4
L'Oreal Professionnel Address Female Hair Thinning With …
Hair thinning occurs when the hair follicles enter a prolonged dormant phase and when the hair bulb activity is reduced. This provokes lack of ... «Styleicons, May 15»
5
Hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients following Stem Cell …
Ito N, Ito T, Betterman A, Paus R. The human hair bulb is a source and target of CRH. J Invest Dermatol. 2004; 122:235-7. PubMed Abstract ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»
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All the nosy questions you've ever wanted to ask a waxer
By waxing you are pulling at the hair from the root and doing this over time you damage the hair bulb meaning hair grows back less dense and ... «Cosmopolitan UK, Apr 15»
7
Why Does Our Hair Turn Grey?
Hair colour is produced by cells known as melanocytes, which migrate into the hair bulb as the hair follicles develop in utero. The melanocytes ... «Lifehacker Australia, Mar 15»
8
Health Check: why does hair change colour and turn grey?
Hair colour is produced by cells known as melanocytes, which migrate into the hair bulb as the hair follicles develop in utero. The melanocytes ... «The Conversation AU, Mar 15»
9
Hilarious hair growth ad from 1952
It claimed, "Dandruff and other debris may clog the tube to impede growth. Bacteria may attack the hair bulb. Tight scalp may pinch off the blood ... «Chron.com, Mar 15»
10
New hair treatment concept
... stimulating melanogenesis, the pigmentation process, increasing the percentage of moderated and highly pigmented cells in the hair bulb. «Times of Malta, Jan 15»

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