Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The phase in the hair growth cycle during which a new hair is formed in the follicle and a hair that has stopped growing is shed. It follows and generally lasts longer than catagen.
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- noun biology a
resting phase of thefollicle in thecycle ofhair growth - noun organic chemistry, polymer science An active-chain transfer agent used in the
telomerization process
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Examples
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It can cause hair to stop growing, a condition called telogen effluvium; this is when some hair follicles go into a resting phase and fall out two to three months later.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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It can cause hair to stop growing, a condition called telogen effluvium; this is when some hair follicles go into a resting phase and fall out two to three months later.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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You are experiencing a common problem called telogen effluvium, which is the medical term for acute hair loss due to a metabolic, hormonal or drug stress.
Hair loss and Kimkins | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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In the normal scalp, about 90 percent of hair follicles are growing, while most of the others are in a resting phase called the telogen stage.
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Anxiety may have made her hair temporarily fall out in a condition called telogen effluvium, leaving the pale villus -- or "baby hair" -- behind.
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In your case, given that this is a sudden change, you have no other symptoms, and that it is generalized hair loss vs. patchy hair loss - this is most likely related to a condition called telogen effluvium.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe 2011
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This kind of shedding is known as telogen effluvium, where a high numbers of hair enter their resting phase simultaneously.
Press Release 2008
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This kind of shedding is known as telogen effluvium, where a high numbers of hair enter their resting phase simultaneously.
Press Release 2008
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This kind of shedding is known as telogen effluvium, where a high numbers of hair enter their resting phase simultaneously.
Best Syndication - 2008
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The condition, known as telogen effluvium, is typically set off by diets that lack protein.
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