Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The transitional phase in the hair growth cycle, during which growth stops. It comes between anagen and telogen and is generally the shortest phase.
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- noun The formation of a
club hair as part of thecessation phase of thehair growth cycle
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Examples
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The normal growth cycle has three phases: the anagen or actual growing phase during which a hair strand grows about a centimeter less than a half an inch per month for approximately three or more years, followed by the catagen phase in which the growth of the hair stops.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010
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The normal growth cycle has three phases: the anagen or actual growing phase during which a hair strand grows about a centimeter less than a half an inch per month for approximately three or more years, followed by the catagen phase in which the growth of the hair stops.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010
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Hair growth and shedding happen in three phases—the anagen, or growth phase; the catagen, or transition stage; and the telogen or resting phase.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Hair growth and shedding happen in three phases—the anagen, or growth phase; the catagen, or transition stage; and the telogen or resting phase.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Hair growth and shedding happen in three phases—the anagen, or growth phase; the catagen, or transition stage; and the telogen or resting phase.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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The hair growth cycle consists of three stages: anagen (growing phase), catagen
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Approximately 3% of all hairs are in the catagen phase at one time.
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The hair growth cycle consists of three stages: anagen (growing phase), catagen
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The second phase is called the regressive phase or catagen phase, lasting on average only two weeks, during which the hair stops growing but is not shed.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010
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Approximately 3% of all hairs are in the catagen phase at one time.
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