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male pattern baldness
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male pattern baldness
n.
A progressive, diffuse loss of scalp hair in men that begins in the twenties or early thirties, depends on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone, and is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors. Also called androgenetic alopecia.
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Noun1.male pattern baldness - loss of hair on the crown of the headmale pattern baldness - loss of hair on the crown of the head
baldness, phalacrosis - the condition of having no hair on the top of the head


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