telogenetic adjective2 •Related to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.Hair follicles in the telogenetic stage have small dermal papillae, which are separated from the bulb and are no longer covered by matrix cells. — 2006 •Related to or arising during telogenesis, the process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks are subject to uplift.