| defluvium capillorum | A falling (or loss) of hair. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anagen effluvium | Sudden diffuse hair shedding with cancer chemotherapy or radiation, usually reversible when treatment ends. (05 Mar 2000) |
| telogen effluvium | Increased transient shedding of normal club hairs by premature development of telogen in anagen follicles, resulting from various kinds of stress, e.g., childbirth, shock, drug intake or cessation of an oral contraceptive, fever, and dieting with marked weight loss. (05 Mar 2000) |
| effluvium | Origin: L, a flowing out, fr. Effluere to flow out. See Effluent. Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |