What it means
The root in words about hair or hair-like things. Trichotillomania is a mental health condition of pulling out one's own hair, and trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a germ with hair-like tails.
At a glance
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Related terms
integumentary
Relating to the skin and the parts that grow from it, such as hair, nails and skin glands.