Graafian follicle vs follicle

Graafian follicle and follicle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Graafian follicle	Yes	No	No	No
follicle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, follicle is a hypernym of Graafian follicle; that is, follicle is a word with a broader meaning than Graafian follicle:

Graafian follicle: a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
follicle: any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

Graafian follicle (noun)	follicle (noun)
a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg	any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity