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Hair Problems
The average person has 5 million hairs. Hair grows all over your body except on your lips, palms, and the soles of your feet. It takes about a month for healthy hair to grow half an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place.
Hair helps keep you warm. It also protects your eyes, ears and nose from small particles in the air. Common problem with the hair and scalp include hair loss, infections, and flaking. (NIH)
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Any component of the filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.
The portion at the base of the hair follicle containing blood vessels and the matrix.
A description of the quantity or quality of the hair or fur covering a biological entity.
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A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from the hair follicle.
The upper portion of a hair follicle extending from the sebaceous gland duct to the follicular orifice.
