loading...| Preferred Name | Woolly hair | |
| Synonyms |
Kinky hair texture Afro-textured hair Nappy hair texture Kinked hair Wooly hair |
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| Definitions |
The term wooly hair refers to an abnormal variant of hair that is fine, with tightly coiled curls, and often hypopigmented. Optical microscopy may reveal the presence of tight spirals and a clear diameter reduction as compared with normal hair. Electron microscopy may show flat, oval hair shafts with reduced transversal diameter. See figures in PMID:20464096. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002224 |
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| comment |
See figures in PMID:20464096. |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C4072836 UMLS:C4072835 UMLS:C4073292 MEDDRA:10048017 UMLS:C0343073 SNOMEDCT_US:52564001 |
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| definition |
The term wooly hair refers to an abnormal variant of hair that is fine, with tightly coiled curls, and often hypopigmented. Optical microscopy may reveal the presence of tight spirals and a clear diameter reduction as compared with normal hair. Electron microscopy may show flat, oval hair shafts with reduced transversal diameter. |
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| has_broad_synonym |
Nappy hair texture |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Kinked hair Wooly hair |
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| has_related_synonym |
Kinky hair texture Afro-textured hair |
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| id |
HP:0002224 |
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| label |
Woolly hair |
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| notation |
HP:0002224 |
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| preferred label |
Woolly hair |
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| prefLabel |
Woolly hair |
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