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hirsutism

hirsutism

1 9.6
Too much hair growth on women in places like the face or chest where hair is usually thin
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪr.suː.tɪ.zəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hirsutismo
  • I see no more advantage in denying the hirsutism of the ape than in denying the pilosity of civilized man.
  • hirsutism and acne

Examples

  • "Idiopathic hirsutism occurs in women who have hair follicles highly sensitive to normal female androgen."

  • And don't let the hirsutism fool you.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And yet the ape is distinguished by hirsutism.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Hirsutism, Acne

    Academic text (2015)
  • It is diagnosed in the presence of obesity, hirsutism, and oligomenorrhoea, and is associated with diabetes and insulin resistance.

    Academic text (2012)
  • PCOS is characterized by acne, irregular menses, alopecia, hirsutism, infertility, insulin resistance, and obesity.

    Blog text (26)
  • Other side effects of cyclosporin include tremor, gastrointestinal upsets (which are often transient), hirsutism, and hepatotoxicity.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In a large-scale investigation of the natural history of LOCAH in women, the chief complaints of symptomatic women were one or more of the following: oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, infertility, or acne.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Many women with hirsutism struggle with their self-esteem due to the excessive hair growth on their faces.

  • The doctor explained that hirsutism can often be a sign of hormonal imbalances that need treatment.

Synonyms

hypertrichosis
vshirsutism
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Too much hair growth on parts of the body that usually have little or no hair

is limited to women and usually linked to hormonal imbalance
hirsuteness
vshirsutism
9.9

A condition in which someone has more hair than usual on parts of the body that normally have little hair

is a clinical diagnosis referring specifically to women with hormone causes

Antonyms

1 5.6

A condition of having no hair on the body or skin

How Hairy

hypertrichosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9
hirsutism
  • Specialized
1 9.6
body hair
9 1.8

Surface Forms

hirsutism singular
hirsutisms plural

Morphology

hirsutism = hirsute (transparent) = hirsut + ism

Regular derivation from the adjective 'hirsute' (hairy) with the noun-forming suffix '-ism' denoting a medical condition of excessive hairiness.

Etymology

Hirsutism comes from the Latin word hirsutus, which means 'hairy' and is the same idea behind the English word hirsute. That's why hirsutism means extra hair growth, especially in women, often due to hormones.