psilosis

[ sahy-loh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a falling out of the hair.
2. sprue ².

Other Words From

• psi·lot·ic [sahy-, lot, -ik, -, loh, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psilosis¹

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek psī́lōsis literally, a stripping bare, equivalent to psīlō-, variant stem of psīloûn to strip (derivative of psīlós bare, smooth) + -sis -sis