anagen

American  

[an-uh-juhn] / ˈæn əˌdʒən /

noun

1. Physiology. the first stage in the hair growth cycle, in which an individual hair begins actively growing from stem cells in its follicle. Compare catagen, telogen, and exogen.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anagenic
  adjective

Example Sentences

"This is because the length of our hair is determined by the length of the anagen phase."

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2021

This can happen when hair follicles in the anagen phase prematurely progress to the telogen phase and result in abnormal hair loss two to three months later.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2020

"Hair length is mainly determined by the length of the anagen phase," Shari Lipner, a dermatologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, said. "The longer the anagen phase, the longer the hair will grow."

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2016

Hair typically grows at the rate of 0.3 mm per day during the anagen phase.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The first is the anagen phase, during which cells divide rapidly at the root of the hair, pushing the hair shaft up and out.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013