Usually means: Protective layer around hair root.
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  1. root-sheath: Wordnik
  2. root sheath: Dictionary.com
  3. Root sheath: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. root sheath: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. root sheath, Root sheath: Legal dictionary

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  1. root sheath: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. root sheath: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. root sheath: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Root sheath)

noun:  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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