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psilosis

9.9

Loss of hair from the head, often caused by illness or poor diet

noun
/ˌsaɪˈloʊsɪs/

Archaic

: alopecia

The patient was diagnosed with psilosis after several months of unexplained hair loss.

Examples

Some nutritional deficiencies can result in temporary psilosis.
Chronic stress is sometimes associated with psilosis in both men and women.
The patient suffered from psilosis due to an underlying condition.
Psilosis can be a sign of serious health issues.
Chronic stress is sometimes associated with psilosis as a symptom of various health issues.
Some nutritional deficiencies can lead to temporary psilosis in individuals.
The doctor explained that psilosis could indicate an underlying medical condition.

Synonyms

alopecia

vspsilosis

Specialized

4 8.1

Loss of hair from the head and sometimes the body after illness or treatment

is a medical term focusing on shedding as a sign of disease

Surface Forms

psilosis singular

psiloses plural

Morphology

psilosis = psilo + osis

Although historically analyzable as 'psilo-' (bare) + '-osis' (condition), the combining form is technical and unfamiliar to typical learners, so the hair-loss sense is not derivable from common vocabulary knowledge.

Etymology

Psilosis comes from the Greek root psilos meaning 'bare' or 'smooth'. This explains the hair-loss sense: it makes the head or skin look 'bare', which is why the word refers to shedding or loss of hair.