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hypertrichosis
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hypertrichosis /hy·per·tri·cho·sis/ (-trĭ-ko´sis) excessive growth of hair. Cf. hirsutism.
hy·per·tri·cho·sis (hpr-tr-kss)
n.
Growth of hair in excess of the normal.

hypertrichosis.
See hirsutism.

hypertrichosis [hi″per-trĭ-ko´sis]
hypertrichosis lanugino´sa persistent or acquired production of lanugo. It may be a congenital, autosomal dominant disorder in which there is excessive hair distributed over the entire body throughout life, usually in association with other congenital anomalies; or it may be acquired, with the degree of hairiness being variable, usually involving the face, and in most cases associated with internal carcinoma.

hypertrichosis (hī´purtrikō´sis),
n an excessive growth of hair on the body, possibly as a result of endocrine dysfunction, as in the hirsutism accompanying excessive adrenocortical function.

hypertrichiasis, hypertrichosis
excessive hairiness; hirsutism.

hypertrichosis
Hair, hair, much, much. See Congenital generalized hypertrichosis, Hirsutism.


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