trichomania

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- +‎ -mania. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə/, /ˌtɹɪkəˈmeɪni.ə/ === Noun === trichomania (uncountable) A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair. ==== Hypernyms ==== mania ==== Coordinate terms ==== trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”) ==== Derived terms ==== trichomaniac ==== Related terms ==== trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”) trichotillomania (“hair-removing compulsion”) (not to be confused)