# pili torti

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

## Etymology
Plural form of Latin pilus (“hair”) + tortus (“twisted”).

## Source
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