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Abdominal hair is the hair that grows on the abdomen of humans and non-human mammals, in the region between the pubic area and the thorax (chest). The growth of abdominal hair follows the same pattern on nearly all mammals, vertically from the pubic area upwards and from the thorax downwards to the navel .
Terminal hair growth on arms is a secondary sexual characteristic in boys and appears in the last stages of puberty. Vellus arm hair is usually concentrated on the elbow end of the forearm and often ends on the lower part of the upper arm. This type of intense arm vellus hair growth sometimes occurs in girls and children of both sexes until ...
Hair analysis (alternative medicine) Hair casts; Hair cloning; Hair disease; Hair fetishism; Hair follicle nevus; Hair hang; Hair loss; Hair oil; Hair removal; Hair tattoo; Hair texture powder; Hair theft; Hair washing without commercial shampoo; Hair whorl; Hair's breadth; Hairwork; Head shaving; Human hair growth; Hypertrichosis; Hypotrichosis
The individual occurrence and characteristics of chest hair depend on the genetic disposition, the hormonal status and the age of the person. The genes primarily determine the amount, patterns and thickness of chest hair. Some men are very hairy, while others have no chest hair at all. All ranges and patterns of hair growth are normal.
Pubic hair (or pubes / ˈ p j uː b iː z /, / p j uː b z /) is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area and pubic region of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located on and around the sex organs, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the thighs, even extending down the perineum, and to the anal region.
Abdominal fascia; Abdominal hair; Abdominal obesity; Abdominal wall; Abdominopelvic cavity; Aortic bifurcation; Aponeurosis of the abdominal external oblique muscle;
of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx), hair Trichocyst-tripsy: crushing Greek τρῖψις (trípsis), rubbing, friction Lithotripsy-trophy: nourishment, development Greek τροφή (trophḗ), food, nourishment Pseudohypertrophy-trop: turned toward, with an orientation toward, having an affinity for, affecting
This includes facial hair, chest hair, abdominal hair, leg and arm hair, and foot hair. [7] Human females on the other hand generally retain more of the vellus hair. [8] These hairs are present in the large apes but not in the small apes like gibbons and represent an evolutionary divergence. [9]: 193 [better source needed]