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Integumentary System
HAIR AND NAIL PROBLEMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trichosis | any disease or abnormal condition of the hair |
| hirsutism | excessive or superfluous growth of the body or facial hair; excessive or abnormal hairness, especially in women |
| hirsute | hairy, shaggy, covered in hair |
| superfluous | excessive; overflowing; unwanted |
| depilatory | an agent used for the removal of hair |
| electrolysis | the destruction of a substance by passing an electric current through it. Used to destory the hair follicles or roots of unwanted hair |
| alopecia | total or partial baldness |
| alopecia areata | baldness occuring in patches |
| onychosis | any disease condition of the nails |
| onychia | inflammation and infection of the nail bed |
| paronychia | acute or chronic infection of the fold of skin around the nail |
| onychomycosis | disease of the nails due to fungous infection |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown toenail; a toenail that curls or grows under the upperside of the nail |