epilate
verb (used with object)
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
epilation
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a word derived from
epilate.
Example Sentences
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Curiously, epilation of hair other than that of the scalp was extremely unusual.
From The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District
Treatment is entirely local and consists in keeping the parts free from crusts, in epilation and applications of a parasiticide.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
When hair-bearing areas are affected, epilation may occur without destroying the hair follicles and the hairs are reproduced, but if the reaction is excessive permanent alopecia may result.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
