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pili torti

pili torti noun: a condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

Noun

pili torti (uncountable)

  1. A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

Origin of pili torti

Plural form of Latin pilus (“hair”) + tortus (“twisted”).

Questions about pili torti

What does pili torti mean?
Pili torti means a condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.
What part of speech is pili torti?
Pili torti is a noun.

Words near pili torti in the dictionary

  1. Pili Ilawod
  2. Pili Iraya
  3. pili multigemini
  4. pili nut
  5. pili nuts
  6. pili torti
  7. piliated
  8. piliation
  9. Pilibhit
  10. Pilibosian
  11. pilicide

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