Trichoptilosis (from the Greek τριχο- tricho- "hair" and the New Latin ptilosis "arrangement of feathers in definite areas" from the Greek πτίλον ptilon "feather"), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress.[1]This condition occurs when the outer layer of the hair is damaged and the hair fibre divide into two or more strands.[2]
- ^ Dorland's Medical Dictionary, Pocket edition, 21st edition, 1968.
- ^ https://azilife.com/split-ends-causes-preventions-and-home-remedies/