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scalp

[skalp] / skælp /


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The test uses small, metal probes called electrodes that touch the scalp.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The herb may also improve blood flow to the scalp.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

While the popular girls strutted through the halls with their effortless Pinterest-inspired updos, I was applying brown eyeshadow to my scalp to disguise the sparse spots.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

He took off his bowler and fanned himself, the ring of white hair around his shiny scalp fluttering from the air churned up by the hat.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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