depilation

Definitions of depilation
  1. noun
    the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
    synonyms: epilation
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    types:
    shave, shaving
    the act of removing hair with a razor
    electrolysis
    removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root
    tonsure
    shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
    type of:
    cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
    the act of making something clean
  2. noun
    the condition of being void of hair
    synonyms: hairlessness
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    types:
    baldness, phalacrosis
    the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
    alopecia
    loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
    male pattern baldness, male-patterned baldness
    loss of hair on the crown of the head
    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
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