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Hair loss
The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.
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trauma
Health care; Hair loss
Any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. "Trauma" has both a medical and a psychiatric definition. Medically, "trauma" refers to a serious or critical bodily injury, wound, or shock. ...
transplant
Health care; Hair loss
The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted onto the stem of another. The transplanting of tissue can be from one part of the patient ...
traction
Health care; Hair loss
In medicine, a procedure for manually pulling a part of the body to a beneficial effect.
topical
Health care; Hair loss
Pertaining to a particular surface area. A topical agent is applied to a certain area of the skin and is intended to affect only the area to which it is applied. Whether its effects are indeed ...
thyroiditis
Health care; Hair loss
Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck:
tinea capitis
Health care; Hair loss
A superficial fungus infection of the skin, affecting the scalp. Also known as ringworm.
tired
Health care; Hair loss
A feeling of a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a sense of weariness and fatigue.