Barber Terms- Spring 2023

Another name for a barber is:

• tonsure

• tonsor

• big daddy

• Hercules

The "Latin" term for beard

• barbar

• barbae

• barba

• barbea

A haircutting implement that is 6 inches or less

• a razor

• an oyster shell

• shears

• scissors

The barber term for abnormal hair loss is:

• balding

• alopecia

• pityriasis

• tonsorial

Wrote the first barbering textbook, and opened the first barber college.

• A.A. Molar

• A.B. Molar

• A.B. Moller

• A.B. Moler

Unpigmented hair; gray/white

• pityriasis

• canities

• monilethrix

• alopecia

The barber term for ringworm is:

• alopecia

• scabies

• tinea

• pediculosis capitis

A shaved patch on the crown of the head:

• tonsure

• tonsor

• tonsorial

• alopecia

The barber term for dandruff is:

• tinea

• Barba

• Alopecia

• pityriasis

A haircutting implement that is 6 inches or less:

• shears

• scissors

• tonsorial

• razor

• razor