1) Excessive hairiness 2) Hairiness 3) Hirsuteness
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1) Hirsuteness
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Hirsutism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally occur or is minimal - for example, a beard or chest hair. It refers to a male pattern of body hair (androgenic hair) and it is therefore primarily of cosmetic and psychological concern. Hirsutism is a medical sign rather than a disease an...
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abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women. Cf. hypertrichosis.
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Excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution
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condition of excess bodily hair
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<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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(hur´soot-iz-әm) abnormal hairiness, especially in women.
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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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Abnormal or excessive hair growth in the body and face.
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The excessive growth of facial and/or body hair in women. It is usually characterized by the growth of coarse terminal hairs on androgen-dependent areas of the body such as the chin, chest, abdomen, and anterior thighs. Principal causes include abnormal regulation of androgen production by the pituitary gland, elevated androgen production by the ad...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hĭr′sū-tizm Definitions: 1. 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 of nonandrogenetic or...
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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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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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Excessive facial and body hair growth especially found in women that can be treated by a dermatologist or skin care professional of choice.
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Hirsutism is an increase of terminal (adult) hairs in androgen dependent areas such as the groin, axilla, nipple, and face. There is wide variation in normal hair growth. Hirsutism can also be secondary to steroid excess caused by polycystic ovaries, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, ovarian tumors, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's disease, gonada...
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Excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution.
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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 t...
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excessive hair or hair growth in unusual places, especially in women
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excessive hairiness.
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excessive hairiness.
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excessive hairiness, esp. in women.
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