hypertrichosis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hypertrichosis
Example Sentences
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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
Duyse reports a case of extensive hypertrichosis of the back in a girl aged nine years; her teeth were normal; there was pigmentation of the back and numerous pigmentary nevi on the face.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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)
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