Trichotillomania

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniÉ™

Origin

From Ancient Greek θρίξ ("hair") (genitive: τριχός) + τίλλω ("I pull out, pluck") + μανία ("madness").

Full definition of trichotillomania

Noun

1. a medical disorder in which the patient compulsively pulls his/her own hair out.