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  • noun Deficient growth of hair.

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  • noun Med. Presence of less than the normal amount of hair, or similarly fur

Etymologies

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From the Greek hyp(o)-, (under), + tricho-, (combining form of thrix, meaning hair), + -osis, (state or condition)

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