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alopecia areata
(redirected from Spot baldness)

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Noun1.alopecia areata - patchy baldnessalopecia areata - patchy baldness                      
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)
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It is also known as spot baldness because in the early stages it appears as bald spots on the scalp, though later it might strip the scalp of every hair.
Unraveling the Hair Loss Mystery and Phenomenon by Sunil Punjabi / Health, general community
Alopecia Barbe refers to spot baldness on beard region and Alopecia Universalis is when a person looses all bodily hair.
Loosing My Hair - Could It Be Alopecia? by Benedict Smythe / Health care industry community
There have been a lot of people that have seemed perfectly healthy, live a clean lifestyle, but still experience the perils of spot baldness This condition (known as Alopecia as well) is responsible for creating bald spots on the scalp of both men and women alike There have been a lot of people that have seemed perfectly healthy, live a clean lifestyle, but still experience the perils of spot baldness.
Winning the Battle Against Alopecia by Benedict Smythe / Food/cooking/nutrition community
 
 
 
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