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trichotillomania

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for trichotillomania.

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Blaming trichotillomania on a video game is pretty bold, and you haven't provided anything to back it up.

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Quick take

A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trichotillomania gathered in one view.

noun

A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trichotillomania.

noun

A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

Example sentences

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Blaming trichotillomania on a video game is pretty bold, and you haven't provided anything to back it up.

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Another issue is that some have trichotillomania, which causes them to nervously pull out their own hair.

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With a sufficiently large vocabulary, it is easy to distinguish between cosmetic depilation and trichotillomania.

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I want to see if it will decrease compulsions - substance use and trichotillomania.

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Has there been a rise in trichotillomania cases since 2001?

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For all I know it could be anything from autophagia to trichotillomania.

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However I found that the trichotillomania stops if I cut my hair very short with clippers and so now this is my hair style.

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For example, I believe that many cases of Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) can be attributed to the game Animal Crossing from 2001 to present, due to the weed-picking game mechanic, paired with existing OCD behavior.

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These include methamphetamine and cannabis dependence, nicotine and cocaine addiction, pathological gambling, obsessive–compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, nail biting and skin picking, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and AD.

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[1] is not about male pattern baldness, it's about telogen effluvium (an acute physiological stress reaction), alopecia areata (autoimmune) and trichotillomania (pulling your hair out, psychological.) [2] does not mention lack of sleep at all, and instead gives a detailed mechanistic pathway from androgens to keratins.

Quote examples

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I'm pretty sure I have a (very) mild form of trichotillomania, where I pick at my beard absentmindedly and pull out "odd" hairs more often than I'd like.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use trichotillomania in a sentence?

Blaming trichotillomania on a video game is pretty bold, and you haven't provided anything to back it up.

What does trichotillomania mean?

A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

What part of speech is trichotillomania?

trichotillomania is commonly used as noun.