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achromotrichia

achromotrichia noun: the absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.

Noun

achromotrichia (uncountable)

  1. The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.
    • Severe achromotrichia (graying) and alopecia (loss of hair) were produced in weanling and adult black mice […]1942, Mary Louise Johnson, The physiological effects of egg white in the diet, page 59
    • Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.1987, Vitamin Tolerance of Animals, page 67

achromotrichia meaning in Tamil and Kannada

achromotrichia in Tamil

செம்பட்டை முடி

achromotrichia in Kannada

ನರೆಗೂದಲು, ಬಿಳಿಗೂದಲು, ನರೆನವಿರು, ಬಿಳಿನವಿರು

Origin of achromotrichia

From a- + chromo- + trich- + -ia.

Questions about achromotrichia

What does achromotrichia mean?
Achromotrichia means the absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.
What is achromotrichia in Tamil?
Achromotrichia in Tamil is செம்பட்டை முடி. See Achromotrichia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achromotrichia?
Achromotrichia is a noun.

Words near achromotrichia in the dictionary

  1. achromophil
  2. achromophilic
  3. achromophilous
  4. achromophils
  5. achromosomal
  6. achromotrichia
  7. achromous
  8. achronal
  9. achronality
  10. achronic
  11. achronical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achromotrichia (page history and authors); achromotrichia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); achromotrichia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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