trichodystrophy

trichodystrophy
Defective nutrition or growth of hair, often culminating in alopecia. May be acquired or congenital; the latter often with metabolic or other birth defects. [tricho- + G. prefix dys-, abnormal, + trophe, growth]

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tricho·dys·tro·phy (trik″o-disґtrə-fe) any disorder of the hair marked by defects in the structure of the hair shaft, frequently manifested by alopecia with lusterless, fractured hair.

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