trichotillomania

[ trik-uh-til-uh-mey-nee-uh ]
/ ˌtrɪk əˌtɪl əˈmeɪ ni ə /

noun Psychiatry.

a compulsion to pull out one's hair.

Origin of trichotillomania

1900–05; tricho- + Greek tíll(ein) to pluck, pull out + -o- + -mania

Medical definitions for trichotillomania

trichotillomania
[ trĭk′ō-tĭl′ə-mānē-ə, -mānyə ]

n.

A compulsion to pull out one's own hair.