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psilosis
psilosis (sɪˈləʊsɪs) n1. (Medicine) med a disease of the small intestine. Also called: sprue 2. (Medicine) med obsolete the removal of flesh or hair3. (Linguistics) a linguistic substitution or an instance of suchpsilosisfalling out of the hair.See also: HairThesaurusNoun | 1. | psilosis - a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciationsprue, tropical spruedisorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" | | 2. | psilosis - falling out of hairbodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"epilation - loss of hair; the result of removing hair |
psilosis
psilosis[sī′lō·səs] (medicine) Falling out of the hair. psilosis
psi·lo·sis (sī-lō'sis), Falling out of the hair. [G. psilōsis, a stripping, fr. psilos, bare] psi·lo·sis (sī-lō'sis) Losing one's hair. [G. psilōsis, a stripping, fr. psilos, bare]psilosis
Synonyms for psilosisnoun a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adultsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun falling out of hairRelated Words- bodily function
- bodily process
- body process
- activity
- epilation
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