psilosis
(noun) falling out of hair
sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis
(noun) a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
psilosis (uncountable)
(phonology) The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity.
(medicine) Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.
Source: Wiktionary
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
