trichology

[ trih-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the science dealing with the study of the hair and its diseases.

trichology

/ trɪˈkɒlədʒɪ; ˌtrɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the hair and its diseases

Derived Forms

• trichological, adjective
• triˈchologist, noun

Other Words From

• tri·cholo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichology¹

First recorded in 1855–60; tricho- + -logy

Example Sentences

Stewart is a Trichology Hair Practioner who assists clients challenged with hair loss.

From Washington Post

He booked himself into a trichology clinic and emerged, he says, looking like Davy Crockett.

From BBC

The Trichology Society is calling for them to be banned, because of the damage they do to women's hair.

From BBC

Associated words: trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled. hairiness, n. hirsuteness, hirsuties, pubescence, villosity, capillament, hypertrichosis. hairless, a. bald, glabrous, depilous. hairsplitting, a. subtle, fine. hair-worm, n. gordius. hairy, a. hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent. half, adv. partially, imperfectly. half, n. moiety. half-blooded, a. hybrid, mongrel, degenerate, half-breed. half-hearted, a. indifferent, lukewarm, perfunctory. half-moon, n. crescent.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile a start has been made by the unofficial activities of a small committee of experts in trichology, and their conclusions, published in an interim report, are worth recording.

From Project Gutenberg