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

Trichopathy or any disease of the hair: In the magazine article, Mildred read about trichosis referring to many ailments of a persons hair and their treatments.

Any disease of the hair or its abnormal growth or development in an abnormal place: In her magazine, Susan read about a man who had hair growing on the bottom of his feet, termed trichosis.

Any abnormal coloring, or lack of coloring, of the hair: The medical term trichosis decolor is explained as the odd and strange coloring of hair, or even the lack of pigment in the hair.

A fungous infection of the hair shaft: Trichosporosis is an ailment that appears often as a surface fungus infection of the hair

A congenital condition in which the hair follicle is plugged with keratin and fine, lanugo hairs: Trichostasis spinulosa is an ordinary disorder of the hair follicles, but often not diagnosed as such, but as blackheads.

Infestation with the intestinal parasite Trichostrongylus: Mr. Lawson found out that trichostrongyliasis was a rare disease in the United States.

A genus of nematode worms of the family Trichostrongylidae: The worms of the group Trichostrongylus are of economic importance because of the damage they cause to domestic animals and birds.

A taxonomic genus term used in microbiology: The term Trichotaxis is used explicitly for a type of ciliated protozoa (ciliates).

A genus of imperfect fungi of the family Moniliace: Such mold fungi of the category of Trichothecium cause diseases of the hair.

An abnormality of the hair shaft in which the fine, brittle hairs show alternating light and dark zones when viewed under a polarizing microscope: Mike read about trichothiodystrophy in which the sulfur content of the hair is greatly reduced and mental retardation has frequently been a related feature.

Trichothiodystrophy is descriptive of the congenital fragile hair with multiple fractures resulting from low sulfur-containing amino acid, "cysteine", content of the hair, mental impairment, and short stature.

A compulsive desire to pull out one's own hair: Trichotillomania is the pleasure, gratification, or relief when yanking out one's hair.

Trichotillomania is the unnatural and irresistible urge to extract one's own hair.

It is estimated that eight million Americans are affected by this compulsive action.

Sites of hair pulling may include any region of the body in which hair may grow with the most common areas being the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Stressful circumstances frequently cause some increased hair-pulling behavior, but increased hair pulling also occurs in states of relaxation and distraction; such as, when watching television or reading a book.

Trichotillomania (TTM) or "trich" is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair. It may be distantly related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, with which it shares both similarities and differences.

Division into three parts: In theology, trichotomy applies to the division of human nature into body (soma), soul (psyche), and spirit (pneuma).

An antibody or cytotoxin that destroys ciliated epithelial cells: Trichotoxin is a chlorinated compound from Trichodesmium thiebautii and reveals considerable cytotoxicity..

Nutrition of the hair: In class, Judy learned about trichotrophy which related to the nutrition of a person's hair supplied with nutritive substances that influence its structure.

The property of some crystals of exhibiting different colors in three different directions: In class, Mr. Dawson told the students about trichroism of a crystal that showed three different colors when viewed by transmitted light from three different directions.