Word of the Day:
effluvium
What It Means
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
Effluvium in Context
“Reversible hair loss or effluvium occurs following either endogenous or exogenous damage to anagen hair follicles[…].”
Did You Know?
From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).
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