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anagen

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[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.

Other Word Forms

  • anagenic adjective

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