properties of hair scalp
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- whorl
- hair that forms in a circular pattern, ad on the crown
- sebaceous glands
- oil glands ofths skin connected to hair follicles
- tinea capitis
- fungal infection of the scalp characterized by red papules, or spots at the opening of hair follicles
- trichology
- science dealing with study the hair, its diseases, and care
- trichorrhexis nodosa
- knotted hair characteized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft
- tinea
- medical term for ringworm, a contagious condition caused by fungal infection
- scutula
- dry, sulfur-yellow, cup like crusts on the scalp in tinea favosa
- trichoptilosis
- technical term for split ends
- terminal hair
- long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and body of both males and females
- wave pattern
- amount of movement in the hair strand described as straight, wavy, curly, and extremely curly
- telogen
- resting phase , the final phase in the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed
- seborrheic dermatitis
- medical term for pityriasis steatoides accompanied by redness and inflammation
- tinea favosa
- fungal infection characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup like crusts on the scalp, called scatula
- sebum
- oily secretion of the sebaceous glands, which lubricates that hair and skin
- vellus or lanugo
- short fine unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet