trichoptilosis definition
Trichoptilosis (from the Greek ÏÏÎ¹ÏÎ¿- tricho- hair and the New Latin ptilosis arrangement of feathers in definite areas from the Greek ÏÏÎ¯Î»Î¿Î½ ptilon feather), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress. Split ends in different lengths.