NARCOSIS FOLLICULORUM
\nɑːkˈə͡ʊsɪs fˌɒlɪkjʊlˈɔːɹəm], \nɑːkˈəʊsɪs fˌɒlɪkjʊlˈɔːɹəm], \n_ɑː_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s f_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
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A state of the scalp, which Mr. Erasmus Wilson conceives to be dependent upon torpid action of the hair folicles, and in which the scalp and hair are found covered with a yellowish, dirty-looking powder, composed of an admixture of granular particles and furfuraceous scales.
By Robley Dunglison
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- narcomaniac
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- narcosyntheses
- narcosynthesis
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