al·o·pe·cia ( l  -p  sh, -sh-)n. Loss of hair; baldness. [Latin al  pecia, fox-mange, from Greek alpeki , from alpx, alpek-, fox; see w p-- in Indo-European roots.]al o·pecic (-ps k) adj. |
alopecia [ˌæləˈpiːʃɪə]
n
(Medicine) loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
[from Latin, from Greek alōpekia, originally: mange in foxes, from alōpēx fox]
| alopecia (l-psh) Loss of hair; baldness. |
alopecia
1. a loss of hair, feathers, or wool.
2. baldness. — alopecic, adj.
See also: Hair
2. baldness. — alopecic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  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)baldness, phalacrosis - the condition of having no hair on the top of the head alopecia areata - patchy baldness |
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