trichosis

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noun

Any disease or abnormality of the hair.

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Meanings

nountrichosis (countable and uncountable, plural trichoses)

plural trichoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny disease or abnormality of the hair.
  2. countablespecificallyuncountableAn overgrowth of hair; hairiness.

Origin

From tricho- + -osis.

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APA

trichosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosis

MLA

“trichosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosis.

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