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

Whiteness of the hair, or whiteness in a certain area: Jane's mother noticed a white spot of hair on the back of Jane's head, and after seeing their family doctor, she was informed that her daughter had a condition of leukotrichia, which was harmless due to a lack of any other symptoms.

Outdated, an excessive greasiness of hair: Liparotrichia is a seborrhea of the scalp, or the copious excretion of fat or oil from the scalp to the hair.

A loss or reduction of Lepidotrichia structures in fish: Leipotrichia is often used in research dealing with thevolution of fins to extremities in order to describe certain fossil-like structures from fish to verbetrates.

A loss or thinning of the amount of hair: Nancy noticed her hair falling out and went to the dermatologist who told her that she had a case of lipsotrichia in which her hair would probably not grow back again.

Descriptive of the straight or smooth hair of a person : Grace was an individual with lissothricic hair lacking any curls or wavy hair.

The state of possessing straight hair: Lissotrichy was not something Grace liked, so she went to her hairdresser's to have it curled!

Referring to two or more flagella at one or both ends: Lophotrichous bacterial cells are able to move in a single direction due to the coordination of the flagella.

In Diptera the larger microscopic hairs on the surface of the wings; single or branched hairs, sometimes called "setae; The macrotrichia are hollow, longer than microtrichia, and arise from a pit or socket. They may be fine or thickened.

A reference to, or having black hair. At the party, Nils saw the most beautiful girl with long, wavy, and melanotrichous hair falling down her back.

Minute hairs projecting from the integument, they are formed around cellular filaments: Microtrichiuiaare found on the wings of many insects.

An integument is a natural outer covering or coat: such as, the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ or the envelope of an ovule.

Minute, hair-like structures found on the wings of certain insects. They resemble small covering hairs, but the absence of basal articulation distinguishes them. Fixed hairs or aculei, are minute non-movable hairs formed from cuticle; may produce an impression of cloudiness or color.

A group of ciliate protozoa, included among the "spirotrichs": The oligotrichs have prominent oral cilia, which are arranged as a collar and lapel, in contrast to the choreotrichs where they form a complete circle. The body cilia are reduced to a girdle and ventral cilia.

Deficiency in the growth of hair, especially when congenital: Sharon was concerned about the presence of less than the normal amount of her hair, or the thinness or sparseness of her hair, and her dermatologist said that she had a condition of oligotrichia.

Regarding the situation of having hair that is thicker than normal: Some animals have very thick and pachytrichous coats of fur, like some dogs.

Any disorder in the growth of the hair, with particular reference to quantity: Paratrichosis can take place in abnormal places on the body regardless of age, gender, or ethnic group.

Any ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia: A peritrich is one of various protozoans, such as the vorticella, that has a wide oral opening surrounded by cilia.