achromotrichia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Severe achromotrichia (graying) and alopecia (loss of hair) were produced in weanling and adult black mice […]"
- "Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion."
- "Clinical signs of biotin deficiency include accumulation of salivary, nasal, and lachrymal secretions, progressive alopecia, achromotrichia, dermatitis, body weight loss, and diarrhea in the terminal stages of the deficiency."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- English trich- Latin -iader. English -ia English achromotrichia From a- + chromo- + trich- + -ia.