trichotillomania
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (genitive: τριχός (trikhós)) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Noun[edit]
trichotillomania (uncountable)
- A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.
Hypernyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- trichomania (“mania for hair or hairiness”) (not to be confused)
- trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”)
- trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
disorder
|