Main Entry: mo·nil·e·thrix Pronunciation: m&-'nil-&-"thriks Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralmon·i·let·ri·ches/"män-&-'le-tr&-"kEz/ : an inherited disease of the hair in which each hair appears as if strung with smallbeads or nodes
monilethrix mo·nil·e·thrix (mə-nĭl'ə-thrĭks') n. A condition in which the hair is brittle and shows a series of constrictions, resembling strings of spindle-shaped beads. Also called beaded hair, moniliform hair.
