xerasian.
/zɪəˈreɪsɪə/ Pathology.
A disease of the hair characterized by excessive dryness.
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plicaa1631
plica polonica1652
trichosis1693
xerasia1706
trichoma1799
hystriciasis1809
porcupine hair1822
trichoschisis1842
Polish disease1850
Polish plait1875
piedra1878
trichoclasia1895
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Xerasia, a fault in the Hairs when they appear like Down, as it were sprinkled with Dust.
1896 tr. Balzac's César Birotteau 152 To prevent xerasia and baldness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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