| Greying of hair | |
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| Other names | Greying, graying, canities, achromotrichia |
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| A 41-year-old man with partially grey hair | |
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| The same man at age 56, with fully grey hair | |
| Symptoms | Loss of pigmentation in the hair. |
| Complications | Psychological distress |
| Causes | Aging, someone can have it naturally. |
| Treatment | Accepting the condition, medications |
Greying of hair, also known as greying, canities, or achromotrichia, is the progressive loss of pigmentation in the hair, eventually turning the hair grey or white which typically occurs naturally as people age.