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alopecia

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al·o·pe·cia  (l-psh, -sh-)
n.
Loss of hair; baldness.
[Latin alpecia, fox-mange, from Greek alpeki, from alpx, alpek-, fox; see wp-- in Indo-European roots.]
alo·pecic (-psk) adj.
alopecia [al-loh-pee-sha]
Noun
loss of hair, usually due to illness [Greek alōpekia mange in foxes]
alopecia  (l-psh)
Loss of hair; baldness.
alopecia
1. a loss of hair, feathers, or wool.
2. baldness. — alopecic, adj.
See also: Hair
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Noun1.alopeciaalopecia - 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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Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 2006 - (JCN) - On May 29, Banyu Pharmaceutical announced that the results of its recent trial of Propecia, an agent for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (AGA), have been published in the May 16 issue of Japanese Journal of Clinical Dermatology, an academic dermatology journal.
Banyu Pharmaceutical Confirms Efficacy of Propecia in Long-term ... by JCNN News Summaries
``At that time, I flipped out, like a nut,'' said Gibson, now 39, who was eventually diagnosed with alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease that leads to hair loss.
FORMER SOAP STAR MAKES FEMALE HAIR LOSS MANAGEABLE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Alopecia is a medical condition that causes severe hair loss in men and women.
Coping with Alopecia by Stuart, Sharon / Reviewer's Bookwatch
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