trichosis

[ trih-koh-sis ]
/ trɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

any disease of the hair.

Origin of trichosis

First recorded in 1685–95; trich- + -osis

Words nearby trichosis

trichoptilosis, trichorrhexis, trichorrhexis invaginata, trichorrhexis nodosa, trichoschisis, trichosis, trichosporon, trichosporosis, trichostasis spinulosa, trichothecene, trichothiodystrophy

British Dictionary definitions for trichosis

trichosis
/ (trɪˈkəʊsɪs) /

noun

any abnormal condition or disease of the hair

Word Origin for trichosis

C19: via New Latin from Greek trikhōsis growth of hair

Medical definitions for trichosis

trichosis
[ trĭ-kō′sĭs ]

n.

trichopathy