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trichorrhexis nodosa [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
  • Skin Appendages
CONT

Trichorrhexis nodosa, or knotted hair, is a dry, brittle condition with the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft. The hair breaks easily and shows a brush-like spreading out of the fibers of the broken-off hair.

OBS

trichorrhexis nodosa; knotted hair: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
  • Phanères
CONT

Plus qu'une complication, la trichorrhexie noueuse est une variété de la trichoclasie simple : le cheveu gonfle en un ou plusieurs points, puis éclate et se casse à ce niveau.

OBS

trichorrhexie noueuse; maladie de la perle : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • trichorrhexis noueuse

Spanish

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