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atrichia

/eɪˈtɹɪkiə/

atrichia noun: the absence of hair due to congenital or acquired physical reasons.

Noun

atrichia (uncountable)

  1. The absence of hair due to congenital or acquired physical reasons.

Origin of atrichia

From a- + trich(o)- + -ia.

Questions about atrichia

What does atrichia mean?
Atrichia means the absence of hair due to congenital or acquired physical reasons.
What part of speech is atrichia?
Atrichia is a noun.
How do you pronounce atrichia?
Atrichia is pronounced /eɪˈtɹɪkiə/.

Words near atrichia in the dictionary

  1. atrial natriuretic peptides
  2. atrial tachycardia
  3. atrial tachycardias
  4. atrialized
  5. atribacterial
  6. atrichia
  7. atrichic
  8. atrichoblast
  9. atrichoblasts
  10. atrichornithid
  11. atrichornithids

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