[Ads-l] trichster (1996)

[Mark Mandel]

No, that would mean something like the measurement of hair:

The name *[trichotillomania]* was created by François Henri Hallopeau in
1889, from the Greek θρίξ/τριχ; thrix (meaning "hair"), along with τίλλειν;
tíllein (meaning "to pull"), and μανία; mania (meaning "madness").[6]
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania

MAM


On Thu, Oct 3, 2019, 11:12 AM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:

> I assume the scientific measurement of this disorder and its dimensions is
> known as trichonometry.
>
> LH
>
>
> > On Oct 3, 2019, at 5:51 AM, Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Not in the OED, Merriam-Webster or Wiktionary.
> >
> > 1. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Decade of the Brain
> > https://tinyurl.com/y5r74ngj <https://tinyurl.com/y5r74ngj>
> > Revision: Sept 1996
> > National Institute of Mental Health
> >
> > ####
> > email: trichster at aol.com
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> > ####
>
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