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Hair Conditions Flashcards

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Fragilitis Crinium (frah-JIL-I-tas KRI-nee-um)
Brittle Hair
Trichoptilosis (tri-kop-ti-LOH-sis)

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Split Ends

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Pilica Poloncia (PIL-i-ca POL-a-ni-ca)

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Matting

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Trichorrhexis nodosa (TRIK-o-rek-sis no-Do-sa)

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Nodules

Presence of lumps or swelling along the hair shaft

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Canities (ka-NEESH-eez)

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Grayness or Whiteness of the hair

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Ringed Hair

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Alternating bands of gray and dark hair

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Hypertrichosis (hi-per-tri-KOH-sis)

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abnormal coverage of hair on areas of the body where normally only lanugo or babyfine hair appears

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Monilethrix (mo-NIL-e-thriks)

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Beads or nodes formed on the hair shaft

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