Hair: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"
Source: WordNet 2.1
Hair : filament-like structure composed of keratin, consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the skin from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a hair follicle.
Source: CRISP
Condition count: 12 ; see list below.
Organ subtypes: pubic hair (1)
Organ types: Head (74)
Main condition: Hair conditions
Organs: list of all organs
The following list of medical conditions have 'Hair' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:
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