trichology

American  

[trih-kol-uh-jee] / trɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

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trichology British  

/ trɪˈkɒlədʒɪ, ˌtrɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• trichological adjective
• trichologist noun

Etymology

Origin of trichology

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

Example Sentences

He looked up a few British trichologists and surmised that trichology was a “study of bullshit” then visited an eminent hair surgeon whose eagerness to perform surgery immediately put him off the idea.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2018

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

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2016

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 Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various