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Alopecia

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Alˊo-pe′ci-a

(ălˊō̍-pē′shĭ-ȧ)
,

A-lop′e-cy

(ȧ-lŏp′ē̍-sy̆)
, }
Noun.
[L.
alopecia
, Gr.
ἀλωπεκία
, fr.
ἀλώπηξ
fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.]
(Med.)
Loss of the hair; baldness.
AS

Definition 2024


alopecia

alopecia

See also: alopécia

English

Noun

alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)

  1. Baldness.
  2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
  3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

Derived terms

  • alopecia areata
  • alopecia capitis totalis
  • alopecia hereditaria
  • alopecia liminalis frontalis
  • alopecia medicamentosa
  • alopecia pityrodes
  • alopecia symptomatica
  • alopecia totalis

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Italian

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecie)

  1. (pathology) alopecia

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)

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Spanish

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. alopecia