Meanings
- uncountableThe absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.
Severe achromotrichia (graying) and alopecia (loss of hair) were produced in weanling and adult black mice […]
1942, Mary Louise Johnson, The physiological effects of egg white in the diet, page 592 more examples
Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.
1987, Vitamin Tolerance of Animals, page 67Clinical signs of biotin deficiency include accumulation of salivary, nasal, and lachrymal secretions, progressive alopecia, achromotrichia, dermatitis, body weight loss, and diarrhea in the terminal stages of the deficiency.
2006, Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats, page 231
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
- Englishchromo-
- Englishtrich-
- Englishachromotrichia
From a- + chromo- + trich- + -ia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish harmaantuminen
- harmaantuminenabsence of pigmentation in the hair
Portuguese acromotriquia
- acromotriquiaabsence of pigmentation in the hair
Russian ахромотрихи́я
- ахромотрихи́я (axromotrixíja)absence of pigmentation in the hair
Spanish acromotriquia
- acromotriquiaabsence of pigmentation in the hair
Cite this entry
achromotrichia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromotrichia
“achromotrichia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromotrichia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achromotrichia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromotrichia.
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