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Woolly hair

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The term woolly hair refers to an abnormal variant of hair that is fine, with tightly coiled curls, and often hypopigmented. Optical microscopy may reveal the presence of tight spirals and a clear diameter reduction as compared with normal hair. Electron microscopy may show flat, oval hair shafts with reduced transversal diameter. [ PMID:20464096 ]

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database cross reference
  • UMLS:C4073292
  • UMLS:C0343073
  • MEDDRA:10048017 (Wooly hair)
  • UMLS:C4072835
  • SNOMEDCT_US:52564001
  • UMLS:C4072836
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hposlim_core

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See figures in PMID:20464096.

definition

The term woolly hair refers to an abnormal variant of hair that is fine, with tightly coiled curls, and often hypopigmented. Optical microscopy may reveal the presence of tight spirals and a clear diameter reduction as compared with normal hair. Electron microscopy may show flat, oval hair shafts with reduced transversal diameter.

has broad synonym

Nappy hair texture

has exact synonym

Kinked hair, Wooly hair

has related synonym

Afro-textured hair, Kinky hair texture

id

HP:0002224

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