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trichodysplasia

trichodysplasia noun: a disease, sometimes found in organ transplant recipients, characterised by reddened papules, especially on the face.

Noun

trichodysplasia (usually uncountable, plural trichodysplasias)

  1. (usually) A disease, sometimes found in organ transplant recipients, characterised by reddened papules, especially on the face
    • Clinical syndromes attributed to these viruses include post-transplant nephropathy, hemorrhagic cystitis, progressive multifocal encephalopathy, trichodysplasia spinosum, WHIM syndrome, pruritic skin rash, and gastro-esophageal disease.2016 March 4, “Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract as Potential Route of Primary Polyomavirus Infection in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of trichodysplasia

pluraltrichodysplasias

Origin of trichodysplasia

From tricho- + dysplasia.

Questions about trichodysplasia

What does trichodysplasia mean?
Trichodysplasia means a disease, sometimes found in organ transplant recipients, characterised by reddened papules, especially on the face.
What part of speech is trichodysplasia?
Trichodysplasia is a noun.
What is the plural of trichodysplasia?
The plural of trichodysplasia is trichodysplasias.

Words near trichodysplasia in the dictionary

  1. trichodragma
  2. trichodragmas
  3. trichodragmata
  4. trichodynia
  5. trichodyschroia
  6. trichodysplasia
  7. trichodysplasias
  8. trichodystrophies
  9. trichodystrophy
  10. trichoepithelioma
  11. trichoepitheliomas

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