hypertrichosis

American  

[hahy-per-tri-koh-sis] / ˌhaɪ pər trɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

1. excessive growth of hair.

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Etymology

Origin of hypertrichosis

hyper- + trichosis

Example Sentences

He and his team of curators were gazing, fascinated, at a 16th-century portrait of Antonietta Gonzales, a girl with hypertrichosis, a rare congenital condition that causes excessive facial hair growth.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

The boy, Paul, suffers from hypertrichosis, or “werewolf syndrome,” which is a thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2020

Chuy has a rare genetic condition called hypertrichosis, causing thick hair to grow on his face.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2016

This hypertrichosis was exemplified in this country only a few months since by a person who went the rounds of the dime museums under the euphonious name of "Jo-Jo, the dog-face boy."

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

There has been some dispute as to whether, apart from homosexuality, hypertrichosis in a woman can be regarded as an indication of a general masculinity.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion by Ellis, Havelock