2010-03-26

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2010-03-26 07:33 am

trichologist

trichologist (tri-KOL-uh-jist) - n., someone who studies hair, its health, and its care; by extension, a hairdresser.


Forensic trichologists deal with identification of people by their hairs. So this covers anything from a branch of dermatology to a $20 word for a barber. How you use this is up to you. Coined around 1900 from Greek roots trich, the root of thrix, hair + -ology + -ist.

---L.