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Hair Diseases, Disorders & Conditions

Terms in this set (24)

Hypertrichosis
Excessive hair growth
hirsuties
Excessive hair on women
Scales
Psoriasis, thick crusty patches of red & irritated skin
Pityriasis
Dandruff
Abraded Hair
The technical term for broken hair or excessive stretching or traction of the hair
Trichoptilosis
Technical term for split ends
Alopecia Areata
The sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots
Telogen effluvium
premature shedding of hair; can be the result of childbirth, shock, drug intake or fever
Traction alopecia
Hair loss through repetitive and excessive pulling or stretching of the hair
Trichorrhexis nodosa
Knotted hair, nodules
Canities
Gray hair
Monilethrix
Beaded hair
Plica Polonica
Technical term for matting of the hair
Pili Annulati
Ringed hair
pityriasis capitis simplex
technical term for classic dandruff, characterized by scalp irritation, large flake and itchy scalp
Pityriasis steatoides
Greasy or waxy dandruff
Tinea
Ringworm
tinea capitis
ringworm of the scalp
pediculosis capitis
head lice
Alopecia
Hair loss
Androgenetic Alopecia
Inherited hair loss
postpartum alopecia
baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy
Alopecia prematura
Hair loss that occurs before middle age
Tinea favosa
Honeycomb ringworm
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