单词 | hystriciasis |
释义 | hystriciasisn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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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