Dandruff

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  • noun. A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp, sometimes caused by seborrhea.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles.
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  • noun. Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.
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  • noun. a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
  • noun. loose scales shed from the scalp
    • Word Usage
    "Metabolomics is well suited to analyzing dandruff, which isn't just skin flaking as a result of a dry scalp."
    Form
    dander  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exfoliation  pityriasis  scale  scurf  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beriberi  condyloma  dermatitis  diachylon  diverticulitis  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    carrion  chip  corruption  decay  excrement  
    variant
    dandriff  
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