trichomania
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trichomania (uncountable)
- A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.
Hypernyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”)
- trichotillomania (“hair-removing compulsion”) (not to be confused)