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dan·druff
(dăn′drəf)n.
A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp, sometimes caused by seborrhea.
[dand-, of unknown origin + dialectal hurf, scurf (from Old Norse hrufa, crust, scab).]
dan′druff·y adj.
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dandruff
(ˈdændrəf)n
(Pathology) loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp. Also called (now rarely): dandriff
[C16: dand-, of unknown origin + -ruff, probably from Middle English roufe scab, from Old Norse hrūfa]
ˈdandruffy adj
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dan•druff
(ˈdæn drəf)n.
a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.
[1535–45; orig. uncertain]
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| Noun | 1. |  dandruff - a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalppityriasis - any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin |
| 2. | dandruff - loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders" |
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Translations
قِشْرَةُ الرَّأْسهِبْرِيَّه، قِشْرَةُ الرَّأس
lupy
skæl
hilse
perut
flasa
ふけ
비듬
pleiskana
blaugznas
rooshoofdroos
mjäll
รังแค
gàu bám da đầu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dandruff
[ˈdændrʌf] n → pellicules fpl dandruff shampoodandruff shampoo n → shampooing m antipelliculaireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dandruff
n → Schuppen pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dandruff
(ˈdӕndraf) noun dead skin under the hair which falls off in small pieces.
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dandruff
→ قِشْرَةُ الرَّأْس lupy skæl Schuppen πιτυρίδα caspa hilse pellicules perut forfora ふけ 비듬 roos flass łupież caspa перхоть mjäll รังแค kepek gàu bám da đầu 头皮屑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dan·druff
n. caspa.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dandruff
n caspa (de los humanos)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.