Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A more or less spirally arranged ridge of hair, produced by the meeting of hairs running in different directions.
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The association between scalp hair-whorl direction, handedness and hemispheric language dominance: Is there a common genetic basis of lateralization?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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| title = The association between scalp hair-whorl direction, handedness and hemispheric language dominance:
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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| title = The association between scalp hair-whorl direction, handedness and hemispheric language dominance:
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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