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trichology

/tɹʌɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

trichology noun: the science or study of hair.

Noun

trichology (uncountable)

  1. The science or study of hair.
    • The remaining chapters cover diseases of the hairy skin and summarize recent developments in laboratory and experimental trichology.1984, Human Heredity, page 336
    • They had spread themselves beneath the oaks and chestnuts and planted the green banks with tussocks of crocuses; it was more like some exercise in trichology than horticulture.1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun

trichology meaning in Tamil, Gujarati, Sinhala and Indonesian

trichology in Tamil

knowledge or study of hair
மயிரியல் mayiriyal

trichology in Gujarati

knowledge or study of hair
કેશવિજ્ઞાન keśvijñān

trichology in Sinhala

knowledge or study of hair
කේෂ විද්යාව kēṣa widyāwa

trichology in Indonesian

knowledge or study of hair
trikologi

Origin of trichology

From tricho- + -logy, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about trichology

What does trichology mean?
Trichology means the science or study of hair.
What is trichology in Tamil?
Trichology in Tamil is மயிரியல் (mayiriyal). See Trichology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trichology?
Trichology is a noun.
How do you pronounce trichology?
Trichology is pronounced /tɹʌɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.

Words near trichology in the dictionary

  1. tricholine
  2. trichological
  3. trichologically
  4. trichologist
  5. trichologists
  6. trichology
  7. tricholomataceous
  8. tricholomatoid
  9. trichoma
  10. trichomania
  11. trichomaniac

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