Trichorrhexis
trichorrhexis trich·or·rhex·is (trĭk’ə-rěk’sĭs)
n.
A condition in which the hairs readily break or split. Also called trichoschisis.
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trichorrhexis invaginata trichorrhexis in·vag·i·na·ta (ĭn-vāj’ə-nā’tə) n. See bamboo hair.
- Trichorrhexis nodosa
trichorrhexis nodosa trichorrhexis no·do·sa (nō-dō’sə) n. A condition in which minute nodes are formed in the hair shafts, weakening the hair and causing splitting and breaking. Also called clastothrix, trichoclasia.
- Trichoschisis
trichoschisis tri·chos·chi·sis (trĭ-kŏs’kĭ-sĭs) n. See trichorrhexis.
- Trichosis
noun, Pathology. 1. any disease of the hair. noun 1. any abnormal condition or disease of the hair trichosis tri·cho·sis (trĭ-kō’sĭs) n. See trichopathy.
- Trichosporon
Trichosporon Trich·o·spo·ron (trĭk’ə-spôr’ŏn’, trĭ-kŏs’pə-rŏn’) n. A genus of imperfect fungi that are part of the normal flora of the intestinal tract of humans and that includes the causative agent of trichosporosis.