Monilethrix
monilethrix mo·nil·e·thrix (mə-nĭl’ə-thrĭks’)
n.
A condition in which the hair is brittle and shows a series of constrictions, resembling strings of spindle-shaped beads. Also called beaded hair, moniliform hair.
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[muh-nil-ee-uh] /məˈnɪl i ə/ noun 1. a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains. Monilia Mo·nil·i·a (mə-nĭl’ē-ə) n. A class of imperfect fungi that do not form asci or basidia, including pathogenic genera such as Candida and Cryptococcus and the medically important genus Penicillium.
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[muh-nil-ee-uh l] /məˈnɪl i əl/ adjective 1. pertaining to or caused by a fungus of the genus Monilia. /məˈnɪlɪəl/ adjective 1. (pathol) denoting a thrush infection, caused by the fungus Candida (formerly Monilia) albicans monilial mo·nil·i·al (mə-nĭl’ē-əl) adj. Of or caused by a fungus of the genus Candida).
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[mon-uh-lahy-uh-sis, moh-nuh-] /ˌmɒn əˈlaɪ ə sɪs, ˌmoʊ nə-/ noun, Pathology. 1. (formerly) . moniliasis mo·ni·li·a·sis (mō’nə-lī’ə-sĭs, mŏn’ə-) n. See candidiasis.
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[moh-nil-uh-fawrm] /moʊˈnɪl əˌfɔrm/ adjective 1. Botany, Zoology. consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems. 2. resembling a string of beads in shape. /mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm/ adjective 1. (biology) shaped like a string of beads: moniliform fungi moniliform mo·nil·i·form (mə-nĭl’ə-fôrm’) adj. Shaped like a string of beads.
- Moniliform hair
moniliform hair n. See monilethrix.