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telogen effluvium

telogen effluvium noun: a form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth.

Noun

telogen effluvium (uncountable)

  1. A form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth.

Origin of telogen effluvium

From telogen + effluvium.

Questions about telogen effluvium

What does telogen effluvium mean?
Telogen effluvium means a form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth.
What part of speech is telogen effluvium?
Telogen effluvium is a noun.

Words near telogen effluvium in the dictionary

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

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