hypertrichosis /hy·per·tri·cho·sis/ (-trĭ-ko´sis) excessive growth of hair. Cf. hirsutism.
hypertrichosis.
hypertrichosis [hi″per-trĭ-ko´sis]
hypertrichosis (hī´purtrikō´sis),
hypertrichosis
hy·per·tri·cho·sis (h  p r-tr -k  ss)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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