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Integumentary System
HAIR AND NAIL PROBLEMS
Term | Definition |
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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 |