Question

ch 08 hair disorders crossword down 1 technical term for gray or white hair (8) canities 3 a type of congenital canities present in people who are born without pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes (8) albinism 4 canities results from the loss of the hairs natural ____ (7) pigment 6 one of two types of canities; when the hair follicle produces less melanin as the result of aging and genetics (8) a____e_ 7 a variety of canities where alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair appear throughout the length of the hair strand (6) ___n_e_

Explanation:

1. The term for canities due to aging - related and genetic reduction of melanin production in hair follicles is "acquired".
2. The variety of canities with alternating gray and pigmented bands in hair strands is "ringed".

Answer:

1. ACQUIRED
2. RINGED