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biocon commented on the word trichorrhoea
Trichorrhoea means a shedding of the hair (OED).
June 3, 2012
leaden commented on the word trichorrhoea
Nice find. I hadn’t guessed how many English words (almost all medical or anatomical, of course) derive from this Greek root. I found an extensive list titled “tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy +”.
June 3, 2012
leaden commented on the word trichorrhoea
See also trichorrhea.
June 3, 2012