Canities

/kəˈnɪʃiːz/ noun

A medical condition causing premature graying or whitening of the hair, or grayness of the hair itself.

From Latin 'canitia', derived from 'canus' meaning white or gray. The Romans used this term to describe the whitening of hair that comes with age or prematurely due to disease or stress.

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