telogenesis

English

Etymology

telo- + -genesis

Noun

telogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks undergo uplift
    • 1983, J. Kantorowicz, “The nature, origin and distribution of authigenic clay minerals from Middle Jurassic Ravescar and Brent Group sandstones”, in Clay Minerals (1984), number 19, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, page 373:
      Telogenesis may result from regression, unroofing and the introduction of surface waters or complete exposure and weathering.
  2. (medicine, anatomy) The final growth state of a hair or feather follicle
    • 1996, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 24:
      [] after the age of 30, the percentage in anagenesis begins to fall [20] and the proportion in telogenesis increases [11].

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