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baldness
(redirected from Pattern baldness)

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bald  (bôld)
adj. bald·er, bald·est
1. Lacking hair on the head.
2. Lacking a natural or usual covering: a bald spot on the lawn.
3. Lacking treads: a bald tire.
4. Zoology Having white feathers or markings on the head, as in some birds or mammals.
5. Lacking ornamentation; unadorned.
6. Undisguised; blunt: a bald statement of policy.

[Middle English balled, probably from bal, ball; see ball1.]

baldly adv.
baldness n.

Baldness
See also hair; head.

baldness. Also called alopecia, phalacrosis. — acomous, adj.
Medicine. medical specialist who treats baldness.
Medicine. congenital or acquired baldness. Also atrichosis.
baldness, especially at the top or back of the head. — calvous, adj.
a dread of baldness.
baldness.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baldnessbaldness - the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
depilation, hairlessness - the condition of being void of hair
alopecia - loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
male pattern baldness, male-patterned baldness - loss of hair on the crown of the head

baldness
noun hairlessness, alopecia Pathology baldheadedness, baldpatedness, glabrousness Biology
Translations
Spanish baldness [ˈbɔːldnɪs] ncalvicie f
French baldness [ˈbɔːldnɪs] ncalvitie f
German baldness [ˈbɔːldnɪs] nKahlheit f
Italian baldness [ˈbɔːldnɪs] ncalvizie f

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