psilosis

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A disease, which occurs chiefly in the tropics, marked by fullness and pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, vomiting, a red tongue covered with whitish points, and emaciation. Also called sprew and aphthæ tropicæ.
2. n. Same as alopecia.

Wiktionary

1. n. The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. 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
2. n. falling out of hair