Meanings
nounmadarosis (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe loss of the eyebrows or eyelashes.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμαδάρωσις
- Ancient Greekμαδάρωσις
- Englishmadarosis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαδάρωσις (madárōsis, “baldness, especially of the eyelids”).
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Finnish kulmakarvakato, silmäripsikato
- kulmakarvakatoloss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- silmäripsikatoloss of eyebrows or eyelashes
French madarose
- madaroseloss of eyebrows or eyelashes
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madarosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madarosis
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“madarosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madarosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madarosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madarosis.
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