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In this phase the hair is constantly growing and can last up to 10 years.
What is the anagen phase?
This is the general term for abnormal hair loss which causes balding.
What is alopecia?
The technical term for gray hair.
What is canities?
Technical term for the disorder that is characterized by the excessive production and accumulation of skin cells.
What is pityriasis?
This measures the individual hair strands on one square inch of scalp.
What is density?
When you develop alopecia areata, hair growth stops in this phase.
What is anagen?
Total hair loss on the head.
What is alopecia totalis?
This form of gray hair occurs at birth.
What is congenital canities?
Overproduction of this natural occurring fungus is believed to be a cause of pityriasis.
What is Malassezia?
This is the hair's ability to absorb moisture.
What is porosity?
In this phase, the hair forms a club like structure over the root as the hair dislodges from the dermal papilla.
What is the catagen phase?
Total hair loss on the entire body.
What is alopecia universalis?
The technical term for the condition that the only solution is a hair cut.
What is trichoptilosis?
This is the technical term for this fungal disorder that people often mistake for a parasite.
What is tinea or ringworm?
The ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking.
What is elasticity?
This phase the hair will shed. This phase usually only lasts a few months.
What is the telogen phase?
This hair loss occurs when terminal hair shrinks and becomes vellus hair as a result of genetics, age, or hormonal changes.
What is androgenic alopecia?
The technical term for brittle hair.
What is fragilitas crinium?
This disorder primarily affects the face, neck, or around the scalp.
What is folliculitis barbae or tinea barbae?
This will cause the hair to form a natural part.
What is a hair stream?
This is the acronym that we use to recall the cycles of hair, and this is what it stands for.
What is ACT Anagen Catagen and Telogen
This form of hair loss occurs when the white blood cells are attacked by the person's immune system in the anagen phase.
What is alopecia areata?
known as the werewolf syndrome or hirsuties.
What is hypertrichosis?
This infectious disorder is characterized by red papules, or spots, at the opening of the hair follicle.
What is tinea capitis?
This is a particular pattern of hair stream on the forehead but can be located anywhere on the head. Denis the Menace has one.
What is a cowlick?