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telogen

telogen noun: a resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.

Noun

telogen (plural telogens)

  1. A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.
  2. An active-chain transfer agent used in the telomerization process.

telogen meaning in Tamil

telogen in Tamil

ஓய்வுற்ற, சுருண்டு வளர்ச்சியற்ற மயிர், வளர்ச்சியற்ற மியர்

Forms of telogen

pluraltelogens

Origin of telogen

From telo- + -gen.

Words formed from telogen

Questions about telogen

What does telogen mean?
Telogen means a resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.
What is telogen in Tamil?
Telogen in Tamil is ஓய்வுற்ற, சுருண்டு வளர்ச்சியற்ற மயிர், வளர்ச்சியற்ற மியர். See Telogen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is telogen?
Telogen is a noun.
What is the plural of telogen?
The plural of telogen is telogens.

Words near telogen in the dictionary

  1. telodendrions
  2. telodendron
  3. telodendrons
  4. telodynamic
  5. teloganodid
  6. telogen
  7. telogen effluvium
  8. telogenesis
  9. telogenetic
  10. telogenic
  11. telogenically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: telogen (page history and authors); telogen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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