pseudomonilethrix

A nodal trichodystrophy similar to monilethrix but with fractures within the nodal swellings; autosomal dominant inheritance with late onset.

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pseu·do·mo·nil·e·thrix (soo″do-mo-nilґə-thriks) a condition, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, in which the hairs exhibit irregularly spaced nodal swellings, the internodal areas being normal; cf. monilethrix.