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单词 hystriciasis
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hystriciasisn.

Brit. /ˌhɪstrᵻˈsʌɪəsɪs/, U.S. /ˌhɪstrəˈsaɪəsəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin hystriciasis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin hystriciasis (1766 or earlier) < classical Latin hystric-, hystrix porcupine (see hystricid n. and adj.) + -iasis -iasis suffix, after elephantiasis elephantiasis n.
Medicine. rare.
A disorder described as resulting in the stiffening and erection of hairs.Apparently a misunderstanding or misinterpretation of early descriptions of the disease ichthyosis hystrix (see hystricism n.).In quot. 2001 humorous.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of hair > [noun] > other hair disorders
plaited hair1582
plicaa1631
plica polonica1652
trichosis1693
xerasia1706
trichoma1799
hystriciasis1809
porcupine hair1822
trichoschisis1842
Polish disease1850
Polish plait1875
piedra1878
trichoclasia1895
1809 B. Parr London Med. Dict. I. 786/1 Hystriciasis, a disease in which the hair is said to stand erect like the prickles of a hedgehog.
1906 D. H. Udall tr. E. Fröhner Gen. Surg. 149 The same is true of onychoma (hypertrophy of the tissue of the nail), ichthyosis (congenital or horn-like thickening of the entire skin, especially in calves), as well as hystriciasis (congenital bristle-like erection of the hair and thickening of the skin).
2001 L. E. Meyers Misadventures Motor Home Driver x. 99 The results promoted a painful case of hemicrany, an acceleration of hypesthesia, and caused a dreadful onslaught of hystriciasis, nor was there any noticeable minimizing of liver spot enlargement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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