| trichorrhexis invaginata | Hair with regularly spaced nodules along the shaft caused by intermittent fractures with invagination of the distal hair into the proximal portion, with intervening lengths of normal hair, giving the appearance of bamboo; seen in Netherton's syndrome; autosomal recessive trait. Synonym: trichorrhexis invaginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trichorrhexis | A condition in which the hairs tend to readily break or split. Origin: tricho-+ G. Rhexis, a breaking (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trichorrhexis nodosa | A congenital or acquired condition in which minute nodes are formed in the hair shafts; splitting and breaking, complete or incomplete, may occur at these points or nodes. Synonym: clastothrix, nodositas crinium, trichoclasia, trichoclasis. (05 Mar 2000) |