tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy +

The splitting of hairs at their distal ends: At the hairdresser's, Alice was told that her hair needed special care because of a condition of distrix,, an unhealthy situation of each strand of hair dividing or splitting at the end.

A sheath of spores on the outside of a hair: An ectothrix is caused by a parasitic fungus.

Referring to a fungus that produces spores both on the interior and exterior of the hairs: In her biology book, Mary read about endoectothrix ailments being caused by soil or animal fungi, like trichophyton mentagrophytes.

A dermatophyte whose growth and spore production are confined chiefly within the shaft of the hair: ,An endothrix lacks a formation of conspicuous external spores. Such fungi include trichophyton tonsurans and trichophyton violaceum.

Abnormal or unusual redness or red pigmentation, as of plumage or hair: The erythrism of some birds, like the cardinal, is quite spectacular!

Erythrism can also be exemplified by the redness of the hair and beard with a ruddy complexion.

Pertaining to the abnormal redness or red pigmentation: Jill's erythristic hair was a real eye-catcher at the party, and her green dress was a perfect contrast to it.

A normal growth of healthy hair: Sandy was glad to hear from her dermatologist that she had a condition of eutrichosis showing the normal distribution and development of her hair.

1. An infection of the lungs or of the mouth and intestines caused by the fungus Geotrichum candidum: Geotrichosis is a rare fungal infection of the mouth, respiratory tract, and digestive tract which can cause skin, bronchial, mouth, lung, and/or intestinal lesions.

Geotrichosis is caused by fungi in the genus Geotrichum.

Geotrichosis is an infection by Geotrichum candidum, which may attack the bronchi, lungs, mouth, or intestinal tract. Its manifestations resemble those of candidiasis (yeast infection). The "yeast" is normally present on the skin, in the intestinal tract, and with women in the genital region.

A hairy tongue which is a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue: A glossotrichia can be described as a benign hairy condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae, giving the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance.

The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black (black hairy tongue), depending upon staining by substances, such as tobacco, foods, or drugs.

Excessive hairiness on a woman: Johanna read an article about gynetrichosis depicting the condition marked by hair growing on the female body in excessive amounts and its causes.

1. A long slender filament: A hair can be an outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of invertebrates, like insects and spiders, and are all different from those of vertebrates. 2. Especially, in humans and other mammals, one of the filamentous appendages consisting of keratin and growing out of the skin, or of the scalp: Each hair consists of a cylindrical shaft and a root, which is contained in a flasklike depression (hair follicle) in the corium and subcutaneous tissue. The base of the root is expanded into the hair bulb, which rests upon and encloses the hair papilla.

The three phases from production of a hair to its final shedding are called the hair cycle.

1. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.
2. Any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
3. An aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals.
4. A similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, spiders, etc.
5. Plants: a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.
6. Cloth made of hair from animals; such as, camel and alpaca.
7. A very small amount, degree, measure, magnitude, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: "He lost the race by a hair."
8. To get into someone's hair; slang, to annoy or bother someone.
9. To let one's hair down: 10. To make one's hair stand on end, to strike or fill with horror; to terrify: "The stories of his war experiences made our hair stand on end."
11. To split hairs, to make unnecessarily fine or petty distinctions: "To argue about whether they arrived at two o'clock or at one minute after two is just splitting hairs."
12. To tear out one's hair is to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, or anger.
13. To a hair, perfect to the smallest detail; exactly: "The copy matched the original production to a hair."
14. Without turning a hair, without showing the least excitement or emotion.
15. A ball of hair: an accumulation of hair in the stomach or intestines of a cat or other animal as a result of the animal's licking its coat.

The growth of hair of different colors on the body: Dr. Richison told Mary that she had a condition of heterotrichosis causing her hair to have two contrasting colors.

Referring to the condition of possessing cilia, or hair, over the entire body surface: The holotrichous structure of cilia covers the entire outer layer of certain organisms.

A person who treats unsightly facial hair: Dr. Long was a hypertrichologist who was able to treat the unattractive spot of hair on Leah's face.