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psilosis

[ sahy-loh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a falling out of the hair.


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Other Words From

  • psi·lot·ic [sahy-, lot, -ik, -, loh, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psilosis1

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek psī́lōsis literally, a stripping bare, equivalent to psīlō-, variant stem of psīloûn to strip (derivative of psīlós bare, smooth) + -sis -sis

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