trichotillomania

English

Etymology

From tricho- + Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + -mania.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

trichotillomania (uncountable)

  1. A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.
    Synonym: hair-pulling disorder

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Coordinate terms

  • trichomania (“mania for hair or hairiness”) (not to be confused)
  • trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”)
  • trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”)

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