ACOSMIA
\akˈɒzmi͡ə], \akˈɒzmiə], \a_k_ˈɒ_z_m_iə]\
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Disorder, irregularity in the critical days, according to Galen, who uses the word for regularity in those days. Others, and particularly Pollux, call bald persons because they are deprived of one of their most beautiful ornaments.
By Robley Dunglison
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