pili torti

noun

A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

OriginLatin pilus →
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Meanings

nounpili torti (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

Origin

  1. Latinpilus“hair”
  2. Englishpili torti

Plural form of Latin pilus (“hair”) + tortus (“twisted”).

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pili torti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pili%20torti

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pili torti,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pili%20torti.

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