depilation

Definitions of depilation

1. noun

   the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
   synonyms: epilation

   types:

   shave, shaving

   the act of removing hair with a razor

   electrolysis

   removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root

   tonsure

   shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

   type of:

   cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

   the act of making something clean
2. noun

   the condition of being void of hair
   synonyms: hairlessness

   types:

   baldness, phalacrosis

   the condition of having no hair on the top of the head

   alopecia

   loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)

   male pattern baldness, male-patterned baldness

   loss of hair on the crown of the head

   type of:

   condition, status

   a state at a particular time