trichotillomania
[trik-uh-til-uh-mey-nee-uh]
- a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
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Origin of trichotillomania
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Word Origin and History for trichotillomania
n.
1905, from French trichotillomanie (1889), from tricho-, Latinized form of Greek trikho-, comb. form of thrix (genitive trikhos) "hair" + Greek tillesthai "to pull out" + mania.
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trichotillomania
(trĭk′ō-tĭl′ə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)- A compulsion to pull out one's own hair.
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