Usually means: Loss of feathers or hair.
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  1. ptilosis: Merriam-Webster
  2. ptilosis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ptilosis: Wordnik
  4. ptilosis: Wiktionary
  5. Ptilosis, ptilosis: Dictionary.com
  6. Ptilosis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. ptilosis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Ptilosis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. ptilosis: FreeDictionary.org
  10. ptilosis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. Ptilosis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ptilosis)

noun:  (ornithology) The appearance or study of feathers on a bird, including factors such as their texture or shape.
noun:  (medicine) Loss of the eyelashes, due to ulceration or other damage to the follicles.

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