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

Congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; kinky hair disease: The condition of trichopoliodystrophy is associated with failure to thrive in life, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport.

An opening for an emerging hair or bristle in an organism: In her book on insects, Judy read that a trichopore was a pore in the cuticle of insect joints through which a sensory hair issued.

A member of the order Trichoptera;: Trichopters are closely related to butterflies and are known for their wings that are covered with hair...

An order of insects consisting of the candis flies: The group of Trichoptera include insects with aquatic larvae nd terrestrial adults.

One of the Trichoptera: A trichopteron is a small insect, air-breathing animal known as the caddice fly,

The splitting of hairs at their ends, giving them a feather-like appearance: Trichoptilosis is the longitudinal splitting of the distal end of the hair shaft.

Trichoptilos is a disease of hair marked by development of nodules along the hair shaft, at which point it splits off.

A rare genetic disorder and is usually an autosomal dominant inherited syndrome: The trichorhinophalangeal syndrome is a condition characterized by sparse fine hair, broad nose with a long philtrum, swollen middle phalanges with cone-shaped epiphyses, and growth retardation.

Rare,the rapid loss of hair; alopecia: Lynn was getting really anxious when her beautiful hair was suddenly falling out, and her dermatologist said that she had a case of trichorrhea.

An increased tendency of the hair to break: When she was at the dermatologist's, Mrs. Clark asked if there was a remedy for her condition of trichorrhexis with her hair getting more and more brittle over time.

A congenital or acquired condition in which minute nodes are formed in the hair shafts;: Splitting and breaking, complete or incomplete, may occur at these points, or trichorrhexis nodes.

An atrophic condition of the hair, affecting more often the male beard: Trichorrhexis nodosa is characterized by irregular thickenings resembling nodes on the hair shaft that are really partial fractures of the hair. The hairs often break, leaving a brush-like ends; a certain amount of alopecia is thus produced.

An impulse to pinch off one’s hair: Old Mr. Clark had a case of trichorrhexomania which was a strong compulsion to break off hairs of the scalp or beard with the fingernails.

The splitting of hairs: Dr. Martin, the dermatologist, told Jane that she had a case of trichoschisis characterized by her hair having clean, sharp transverse fractures or breaking at the hair shafts.

The examination of hair with a microscope or any other magnifying instrument: In class Marie learned about trichoscopy as the method used to assess, evaluate, and judge hair by the use of dermoscopy and videodermoscopy.

An iron-containing pigment found in human red hair: It was interesting to learn that trichosiderin, a pigment consisting of iron, was a special element in her very red hair!