telogen /tel·o·gen/ (tel´o-jen) the quiescent or resting phase of the hair cycle, following catagen; the hair has become a club hair and does not grow further.
telogen.
tel·o·gen (t l  -jn , t l-)n. The resting phase of the follicle in the hair cycle. |
telogen.
See hair.
telogen
the quiescent or resting phase of the hair cycle, following catagen, the hair having become a club hair and not growing further.
telogen effluvium, telogen defluxion, telogen defluvium
widespread loss of hair due to large numbers of hair follicles being in synchronized telogen. In animals, may be associated with stress, severe malnutrition and drug therapy. In bitches, and less frequently queens, it is a common postpartum change.
telogen hair follicle
one in a resting stage.
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