trichotillomania
English
An example of the effect of trichotillomania in a male subject.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (genitive: τριχός (trikhós)) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Noun
trichotillomania (uncountable)
- A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.
Hypernyms
- mania
Coordinate terms
- 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”)
Derived terms
- trichotillomanic
Related terms
- dermatillomania
- onychotillomania
- peotillomania
Translations
disorder
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