Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults;
nutrients are not absorbed;
symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation;
[syn: sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis]
2. falling out of hair;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
psilosis
n 1: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical
forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not
absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and
emaciation [syn: sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis]
2: falling out of hair