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Preferred term

Hypertrichosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include HIRSUTISM which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in WOMEN and CHILDREN.

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • hypertrichosis
  • hypertrichosis non specificata
  • hypertrikiaasi
  • karvaisuus
  • liiallinen karvankasvu
  • liikakarvaisuus
  • liikakarvoitus
  • määrittämätön runsaskarvaisuus
  • polytrikia
  • runsaskarvaisuus
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006983

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