trichology
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- noun
- /trɪˈkɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
- The study of trichology includes understanding various hair conditions and their treatments.
Examples
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He received the SAE Ralph Tector Award for education and research and the ASME Hurt Newkirk Award in 1998 for contributions to the field of trichology.
Academic text (2007) -
Many individuals seek advice from experts in trichology to enhance the health of their hair.
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Trichology has let him down, let him down horribly: isn't that what knowledge is for, after all, to protect you in some secret, useless way from truths any fool can see?
Fiction book (1996) -
The university provides a program in trichology that emphasizes hair and scalp care.
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
trichology = tricho + logy
The word is formally analyzable as tricho- + -logy, but the combining form tricho- is not a transparent everyday English base, so the meaning is not readily recoverable for average learners.
Etymology
Trichology comes from the Greek parts trich- meaning 'hair' and -logy meaning 'study', the same -logy you see in biology, so it means 'the study of hair'. A trichologist studies and treats the hair and scalp, helping with problems like hair loss and dandruff.