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monilethrix

noun mo·nil·e·thrix \mə-ˈnil-ə-ˌthriks\
plural mon·i·let·ri·ches \ˌmän-ə-ˈle-trə-ˌkēz\

Medical Definition of MONILETHRIX

:  an inherited disease of the hair in which each hair appears as if strung with small beads or nodes

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