trichiurus
A genus of fishes comprising the "hairtails".
Hairtails are a species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; especially, Trichiurus Lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail.
trichoaesthesia, trichoesthesia
(s) (noun); trichoaesthesias; trichoesthesias
(pl)
A feeling or sensation of having one's hair touched or of having a hair in the mouth or in an eye: Helen experienced trichoaesthesia when she felt a hair in her mouth.
trichoanesthesia, trichoanaesthesia
(s) (noun); trichoanesthesias; trichoanaesthesias
(pl)
A lack of sensation when the hair is stimulated, touched, or moved: Because of her trichoanesthesia, Irene was not aware of what the hairdresser was doing unless she could watch in a mirror.
trichobacteria
1. A group of bacteria including those forms which possess flagella.
2. The filamentous or threadlike bacteria.
trichobezoar
(s) (noun), trichobezoars
(pl)
A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur), notably of cats: A
trichobezoar is a concretion within the stomach or intestines formed of hairs, also known as a "hairball" or "hair ball".
A bezoar is a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fiber) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines.
Chewing on or eating hair or fuzzy materials (or indigestible materials such as plastic bags) can lead to the formation of a bezoar. The incidence is very low and the risk is greater among mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed children. Generally bezoars are seen in females (approximately 90%) aged 10 to 19.
The bezoar may need to be surgically removed (especially trichobezoars which tend to be large). Sometimes small bezoars can be removed through a scope placed through the mouth and into the stomach (similar to an EGD procedure). Then, follow the prevention measures described.
Trichobilharzia
A genus of digenetic trematode worms of the family Schistosomatidae including forms that normally parasitize aquatic birds and are leading causes of swimmer's itch in humans.
trichocardia, shaggy pericardium
1. Pericardial inflammation with elevations resembling hair.
2. A pericardium coated with a roughened layer of fibrinous exudate (substance that has oozed out the essential portion of a blood clot).
trichocarpous, trichocarpus, trichocarpa
Having hairy fruit.
trichochromogenic
Tending to restore the original or faded hair color.
trichoclasis, trichoclasia
1. Brittleness of the hair.
2. The fracture or breaking of hair as a result of brittleness.
trichoclasmania
1. Compulsive pulling or stroking of one's hair.
2. An abnormal desire to pull out one's hair, usually out of the scalp.
trichoclasty
The fracture or breaking of hair because of brittleness.
trichocryptosis
Any disease of the hair follicles.
trichocutis
Hair on the skin.
trichocyst
An organ of offense and defense embedded in the outer cytoplasm of certain protozoans, consisting of a small elongated sac containing a fine, hairlike filament capable of being ejected.
