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Psilosis

//saɪˈloʊ.sɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping. uncountable
  2. 2
    falling out of hair wordnet
  3. 3
    Sprue, a disease of the small intestine. uncountable
  4. 4
    a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis).

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