canities
[ kə-nĭsh′ē-ēz′ ]
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n.
The diminishing of pigment in hair producing a range of colors from normal to white that is perceived as gray.
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Words nearby canities
canine tooth, caning, Canis Major, Canis Minor, canister, canities, canker, cankered, cankerous, cankerroot, canker sore
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How to use canities in a sentence
It is common to advancing years (canities senilis); it is seen also exceptionally in early life (canities præmatura).
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