PSILOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psilosis mean? 

• PSILOSIS (noun)
  The noun PSILOSIS has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. falling out of hair

  Familiarity information: PSILOSIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSILOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

psilosis; sprue; tropical sprue

Hypernyms ("psilosis" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Falling out of hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("psilosis" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

epilation (loss of hair; the result of removing hair)