ptilosis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Pterylography must be based on the distribution of the follicles, for the ptilosis as seen externally does not reflect the actual pterylosis."
- "The state of the lid, when deprived of the eyelashes, has been called ptilosis or alopecia ; the effect of the removal is very inconsiderable, and unless you look closely to the lid of a person of light hair, you can hardly distinguish whether the eyelashes are wanting or not."
- "This is an aggravated form of the last disease, and presents ulceration and induration of the edges of the eye: lids, so as to cause the cilia, or lashes to fall out—ptilosis."
- "Loss of the eye-lashes, (ptilosis, madarosis, alopecia.) -- Destruction of the bulbs by ulceration or by injury causes permanent loss of the cilia, which may be either total or partial."
- "There may be ulceration and notching (ptilosis) of the lid margin (Figure 1.3)."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ptilōsis, πτῐ́λωσῐς