Fragilitis crinium is the technical name for:

• A. Matting
• B. Alopecia
• C. Split ends
• D. Ringed hair

Answer: (C)

Fragilitis crinium refers to hair that is fragile at the ends, leading to split ends. It describes the condition where the protective outer layer of the hair is damaged enough that the tip splits into two or more frayed strands. This damage often comes from drying and brittleness caused by over-washing, harsh chemicals, heat styling, or mechanical breakage from brushing. In practice you’ll notice the ends look separated or torn rather than just a uniform length.

The other conditions describe different issues: matting is tangled, clumped hair; alopecia is hair loss; ringed hair (pili annulati) shows bands along the hair shaft. So fragilitis crinium is specifically about split ends.