Hair whorl
Patch of hair growing in a circular direction around a visible center point / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hair whorl is a patch of hair growing in a circular direction around a visible center point. Hair whorls occur in most hairy animals, on the body as well as on the head. Hair whorls, also known as crowns, swirls, or trichoglyphs, can be either clockwise or counterclockwise in direction of growth.
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Latin | vortices pilorum |
TA98 | A16.0.00.026 |
FMA | 76564 |
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