"anagen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anagens [plural]
Etymology: From ana- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ana|gen}} ana- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} anagen (plural anagens)
  1. (medicine, dermatology) The production of new hair from stem cells. Categories (topical): Dermatology, Medicine Derived forms: anagenic Coordinate_terms: catagen, telogen, exogen Translations (Translations): αναγενές (anagenés) [neuter] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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