trichodynia

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noun

A painful sensation on the scalp, often with an underlying psychosomatic cause such as stress.

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Meanings

nountrichodynia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA painful sensation on the scalp, often with an underlying psychosomatic cause such as stress.

Origin

From tricho- + -odynia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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