trichotillomania

== English == === Etymology === From tricho- + Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + -mania. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪniə === Noun === trichotillomania (uncountable) A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out. Synonym: hair-pulling disorder ==== Hypernyms ==== mania ==== Coordinate terms ==== trichomania (“mania for hair or hairiness”) (not to be confused) trichophilia (“paraphilic attraction to hair or hairiness; hair-fetishism”) trichophobia (“fear of hair or hairiness”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== trichotillomania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia