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Hair loss
The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.
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Vitamin D
Health care; Hair loss
A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Under normal conditions of sunlight exposure, no dietary supplementation is necessary because ...
Vitamin B12
Health care; Hair loss
A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and the health of the nerve tissues. Undetected and untreated vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to anaemia and permanent nerve and brain ...
Trichotillomania
Health care; Hair loss
Compulsive hair pulling. A disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, eyebrows or other body hair. It is believed to be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. ...
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 ...
