atrichia

[ey-trik-ee-uh, uh-trik-]

noun Medicine/Medical.

congenital absence or loss of hair.

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Also at·ri·cho·sis

[a-truh-koh-sis] /ˌæ trəˈkoʊ sɪs/.

Origin of atrichia

From New Latin; see origin at a-⁶, trich-, -ia

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atrichia in Medicine

atrichia

(ā-trĭk′ē-ə, ə-trĭk′-)

n.

The congenital or acquired absence of hair.atrichosis

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