Look up: Hirsutism

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   Hirsutism
   excessive hair or hair growth in unusual places, especially in women
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   Hirsutism
   condition of excess bodily hair
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   Hirsutism
   Hirsutism: Having an overabundance of hair. A person with hirsutism is said to be hirsute (pronounced hir-suit). Hirsutism is the Roman way of saying hairy. It comes from the Latin 'hirsutus' meaning bristly or rude.
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   hirsutism
   <clinical sign, dermatology> Abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women. ... Compare: hypertrichosis. ... Origin: Mod. L. Fr. L. Hirsutus, shaggy ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Hirsutism
   `Hirsutism` (from Latin `hirsutus` = shaggy, hairy) is defined as excessive and increased hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent. It refers to a male pattern of body hair (androgenic hair) and it is therefore primarily of cosmetic and psychological concern. Hirsutism is a symptom rather than a disease and may be a sign of a more serious medical indication, especially if it develops we...
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   hirsutism
   (hur´soot-iz-әm) abnormal hairiness, especially in women.
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   hirsutism
   abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women. Cf. hypertrichosis.
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   hirsutism
   hirsutism, hirsuties 1. An abnormal hairiness; especially, an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women. 2. Heavy growth of hair, often in an abnormal distribution or place. This condition is defined as excessive and increased hair growth on women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent. It refers to the male pattern of...
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   hirsutism
   Presence of excessive bodily and facial hair, usually in a male pattern, especially in women; may be present in normal adults as an expression of an ethnic characteristic or may develop in children or adults as the result of androgen excess due to tumors or drugs, or nonandrogenetic drugs. Syn: pilosis, hirsuties [L. hirsutus, shaggy]
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    HIRSUTISM
    an excessive increase in hair growth - especially male-pattern hair growth in a female. Hirsutism is a common side effect of corticosteroids and can also occur with cyclosporine therapy, but is easily treated with depilatory creams or other methods of hair removal
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    Hirsutism
    Excesive growth of androgen-dependant hair especially on the face and chest of women. The condition may be due to hormonal imbalance that originates from the ovaries or adrenal glands. Quite frequently, mild hirsutism develops during pregnancy because of hormonal shifts. Synonym(s): Pilosis
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