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catagen — A regressing phase of the hair growth cycle during which cell proliferation ceases, the hair follicle shortens, and an anchored club hair is produced. * * * n. see anagen * * * … Medical dictionary
Hair follicle — A hair follicle is part of the skin that grows hair by packing old cells together. Attached to the follicle is a sebaceous gland, a tiny sebum producing gland found everywhere except on the palms, lips and soles of the feet. The thicker density… … Wikipedia
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anagen — Growth phase of the hair cycle, lasting about 3–6 years in human scalp hair. [G. ana, up, + gen, producing] * * * an·a·gen an ə .jen n the active phase of the hair growth cycle preceding telogen * * * n. the growth phase of a hair follicle,… … Medical dictionary
telogen — Resting phase of hair cycle. [G. telos, end, + gen, producing] * * * te·lo·gen tē lə .jen n the resting phase of the hair growth cycle following anagen and preceding shedding * * * n. see anagen * * * tel·o·gen (telґo jən) the quiescent or… … Medical dictionary
Hair — For other uses, see Hair (disambiguation). Hairy redirects here. For individuals nicknamed the Hairy , see List of people known as the Hairy. Hair Cross section of a hair Latin unguis … Wikipedia
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integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
cycle — 1. A recurrent series of events. 2. A recurring period of time. 3. One successive compression and rarefaction of a wave, as of a sound wave. [G. kyklos, circle] anovulatory c. a … Medical dictionary
