hirsutism
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈhɪr.suː.tɪ.zəm/
- Specialized
:
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
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"Idiopathic hirsutism occurs in women who have hair follicles highly sensitive to normal female androgen."
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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.
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The doctor explained that hirsutism can often be a sign of hormonal imbalances that need treatment.
Synonyms
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9.9
Too much hair growth on parts of the body that usually have little or no hair
A condition in which someone has more hair than usual on parts of the body that normally have little hair
Antonyms
How Hairy
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.