Meaning of achromotrichia | Babel Free

Definitions

The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Severe achromotrichia (graying) and alopecia (loss of hair) were produced in weanling and adult black mice […]”

“Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.”

“Clinical signs of biotin deficiency include accumulation of salivary, nasal, and lachrymal secretions, progressive alopecia, achromotrichia, dermatitis, body weight loss, and diarrhea in the terminal stages of the deficiency.”

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