Terminal hair
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terminal-hair-324-1741076
title:
Terminal hair
text:
In humans, terminal hair is a variant of hair that is thick and long such as that growing on the scalp, as compared with vellus hair, colloquially known as peach fuzz, growing elsewhere. During puberty, the increase in androgenic hormone levels causes vellus hair to be replaced with terminal hair in certain parts of the human body. These parts will have different levels of sensitivity to androgens, primarily of the testosterone family. The pubic area is particularly sensitive to such hormones, a
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description:
Thick, long, and dark hair, as compared with vellus hair
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_hair
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date modified:
2023-12-09T12:00:59Z
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