Poliosis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The decrease or absence of melanin in head hair, eyebrows, or eyelashes. uncountable
  2. 2
    loss of color from the hair wordnet

Synonyms

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depigmented patchhair depigmentationhypomelanotic patchleucotrichiamelanocyte deficiencymelanocyte loss

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολῐός (polĭós, “grey”) + -osis.

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