trichotillomania

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An example of the effect of trichotillomania in a male subject.

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (genitive: τριχός (trikhós)) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

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trichotillomania (uncountable)

  1. A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

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  • trichomania (“mania for hair or hairiness”) (not to be confused)
  • trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”)
  • trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”)

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