alopecia

al·o·pe·cia  (l-psh, -sh-)

n.

Loss of hair; baldness.

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[Latin alpecia, fox-mange, from Greek alpeki, from alpx, alpek-, fox; see wp-- in Indo-European roots.]

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alo·pecic (-psk) adj.

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alopecia [al-loh-pee-sha]

Noun

loss of hair, usually due to illness [Greek alōpekia mange in foxes]

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alopecia  (l-psh)

Loss of hair; baldness.

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alopecia

1. a loss of hair, feathers, or wool.
2. baldness. — alopecic, adj.

See also: Hair

Thesaurus

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