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trichotillomania [‚trik·ō‚til·ə ′mānē·ə] (medicine) An obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by artificial alopecia secondary to manipulation of the hair. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While it's classified as an impulse control disorder, there's still little research and tremendous debate about trichotillomania. Still, the Hoxb8-mutated mice behaved much as people with trichotillomania do, comments psychiatrist Lewis R. Another illness that may be linked to OCD is trichotillomania (the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, or eyebrows). |
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