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pilar

pilar

9.9
About hair on the body
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪlər/
  • Specialized
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  • The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with a pilar cyst on her scalp.

Examples

  • Certain medications can affect pilar structures, leading to hair loss.

  • The biopsy revealed inflammation in the pilar region of the skin.

  • She used a pilar shampoo for her dry hair.

  • The pilar conditioner made her hair soft.

  • Certain medications can affect pilar structures, leading to hair loss.

  • The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with a pilar cyst on her scalp.

  • She used a pilar shampoo for her dry hair.

Synonyms

pilose
vspilar
  • Specialized
9.9

A surface with fine, soft hairs like a furry leaf

is broader, meaning related to or affecting hair rather than just a covered surface
pilous
vspilar
  • Specialized
9.9

Having fine soft hairs on a surface

is more general, applying to things about hair rather than only hair-covered surfaces
pilary
vspilar
9.9

A surface covered in many short soft hairs

is broader, applying to hair in general not only hair-covered surfaces

Compounds

pilar cyst
  • Specialized
5.2

A small lump on the scalp filled with oil from a blocked skin gland

Surface Forms

pilar positive

Etymology

The word pilar comes from the Latin root pilus, which means 'hair', and you can see the same root in words like depilatory (hair removal), so pilar means 'relating to or affecting the hair'.