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trichology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɹʌɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The science or study of hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tricho- + -logy, from Ancient Greek.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: juustehooldusteadus — knowledge or study of hair
  • Finnish: trikologia — knowledge or study of hair
  • French: trichologie — knowledge or study of hair
  • Gujarati: કેશવિજ્ઞાન (keśvijñān) — knowledge or study of hair
  • Hungarian: hajgyógyászat — knowledge or study of hair
  • Hungarian: trichológia — knowledge or study of hair
  • Indonesian: trikologi — knowledge or study of hair
  • Italian: tricologia — knowledge or study of hair
  • Polish: trychologia — knowledge or study of hair
  • Portuguese: tricologia — knowledge or study of hair
  • Romanian: tricologie — knowledge or study of hair
  • Russian: трихология (trixologija) — knowledge or study of hair
  • Sinhalese: කේෂ විද්යාව (kēṣa widyāwa) — knowledge or study of hair
  • Tamil: மயிரியல் (mayiriyal) — knowledge or study of hair