trichotillomania

noun tricho·til·lo·ma·nia \ˌtri-kə-ˌti-lə-ˈmā-nē-ə\

Definition of TRICHOTILLOMANIA

: an abnormal desire to pull out one's hair

New Latin, from trich- + Greek tillein to pull, pluck + New Latin mania

First Known Use: circa 1903

Medical Dictionary

noun tricho·til·lo·ma·nia \-ˌtil-ə-ˈmā-nē-ə\

: abnormal desire to pull out one's hair—called also hairpulling

—tricho·til·lo·man·ic \-ˈman-ik\ adjective

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