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hypertrichosis
(redirected from Hypertrichinosis)

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hypertrichosis /hy·per·tri·cho·sis/ (-tri-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 (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.

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