Synonyms & related words for ptilosis

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Words related to ptilosis

Explore words related to ptilosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include deplumation, pterylosis, alopecic, eyelash, plumulose, pteryla, filoplume, aftershaft. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ptilosis come from?

The word ptilosis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ptil, from Greek ptilon (“feather, down, plumage”); and -osis, from Greek -osis (“condition, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.