telogenesis
English
Etymology
telo- + -genesis
Noun
telogenesis (uncountable)
- (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, page 373:
- Telogenesis may result from regression, unroofing and the introduction of surface waters or complete exposure and weathering.
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- (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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Coordinate terms
- (geological process): eogenesis, mesogenesis
- (follicular growth state): anagenesis, catagenesis
Related terms
- diagenesis
- telogenetic
See also
- teleogenesis