psilosis
[ sahy-loh-sis ]
/ saɪˈloʊ sɪs /
noun Pathology.
a falling out of the hair.
Origin of psilosis
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek
psī́lōsis literally, a stripping bare, equivalent to
psīlō-, variant stem of
psīloûn to strip (derivative of
psīlós bare, smooth) +
-sis
-sis
OTHER WORDS FROM psilosis
psi·lot·ic [sahy-lot-ik, -loh-tik] /saɪˈlɒt ɪk, -ˈloʊ tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby psilosis
psig,
psilanthropism,
psilocin,
psilocybin,
psilomelane,
psilosis,
psis,
psittacine,
psittacinite,
psittacism,
psittacosis