hirsutism

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noun

Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.

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hirsuteness
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Meanings

nounhirsutism (usually uncountable, plural hirsutisms)

plural hirsutisms

  1. uncountableusuallydermatologyExcessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcessive hairiness

Similar
hirsuteness
Broader
hairinesspilosity
Also see
hirsuteness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hirsute + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan hirsutisme
  • hirsutismeexcessive and increased hair growth
Danish hirsutisme
  • hirsutismeexcessive and increased hair growth
Dutch overbeharing, hirsutisme
  • overbeharingexcessive and increased hair growth
  • hirsutismeexcessive and increased hair growth
Esperanto hirtismo
  • hirtismoexcessive and increased hair growth
Estonian liigkarvasus, hirsutism
  • liigkarvasusexcessive and increased hair growth
  • hirsutismexcessive and increased hair growth
Finnish hirsutismi
  • hirsutismiexcessive and increased hair growth
French hirsutisme
  • hirsutismeexcessive and increased hair growth
German Hirsutismus
  • Hirsutismusexcessive and increased hair growth
Greek δασυτριχισμός
  • δασυτριχισμός (dasytrichismós)excessive and increased hair growth
Italian irsutismo
  • irsutismoexcessive and increased hair growth
Persian هیرسوتیسم
  • هیرسوتیسم (hirsutism)excessive and increased hair growth
Polish hirsutyzm
  • hirsutyzmexcessive and increased hair growth
Portuguese hirsutismo
  • hirsutismoexcessive and increased hair growth
Romanian hirsutism
  • hirsutismexcessive and increased hair growth
Spanish hirsutismo
  • hirsutismoexcessive and increased hair growth
Swedish hirsutism
  • hirsutismexcessive and increased hair growth
Cite this entry
APA

hirsutism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirsutism

MLA

“hirsutism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirsutism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hirsutism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirsutism.

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