different between parafollicular vs extrafollicular

parafollicular

English

Etymology

para- +? follicular

Adjective

parafollicular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.

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extrafollicular

English

Etymology

extra- +? follicular

Adjective

extrafollicular (not comparable)

  1. Outside a follicle

extrafollicular From the web:

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