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triˈchology [f. Gr. θρίξ, τριχ- hair: see -ology.] The study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the hair. Hence trichoˈlogical a., pertaining to or engaged in trichology; triˈchologist, one who is versed in trichology.
1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Trichology, term for the doctrine of the hair. 1887Standard 28 Oct. 5/3 The Elements of Trichological Science. Ibid., The Trichologists study the physiology and the diseases of the hair. 1895J. J. Raven Hist. Suffolk 253 Something may be discoverable by craniology, trichology, odontology. 1913Daily News 4 Oct. 9 The study of the hair is becoming a science with a national institute of its own—the National Institute of Trichologists. |