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I found a good web site about hair biology/medical information, and now I have some doubts if "terminal length" means the maximum length scalp hair can grow. I appears we should instead use the term "MAXIMUM LENGTH" instead of "terminal length" in saying what is the maximum length hair can get if you don't cut it.
The web site main index page is at this web address:
http://www.keratin.com/siteindex.shtml
click on "Hair Biology. An introduction to hair biology, the structure, embryonic development, growth, types, and cycling of hair follicles" to get to the "hair biology index" page or go to this address:
http://www.keratin.com/aa/aaindex.shtml
On the "hair biology index" page click on "Hair Biology - types of hair fiber." to read information about types of hair including many types of "terminal hair" on many regions of the body. Or go to this web address:
http://www.keratin.com/aa/aa013.shtml
On the "hair biology index" page click on "Hair Biology - maximum scalp hair length." to read about how long hair can grow. Or go to this web address:
http://www.keratin.com/aa/aa010.shtml
I might be missing the point here, but here's my slant on the topic:
Terminal Length is the length to which the majority of your hair will grow before the hair folicle sheds.
This could be totally different from the Maximum (possible) length of your hair as poor nutrition, poor hair care etc could all lead to much shorter terminal length.
By using the terms in this way I think you stay closer to the meaning of the words "terminal" and "maximum".