Root Sheath
The inner or epidermic coat of the hair follicle is closely adherent to the root of the hair, and consists of two strata named respectively the outer and inner root sheaths;
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“And a man of tan engages
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Nibbles at the root beneath
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—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)