alopecia
loss of hair; baldness.
Origin of alopecia
1Other words from alopecia
- al·o·pe·cic [al-uh-pee-sik], /ˌæl əˈpi sɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby alopecia
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How to use alopecia in a sentence
Researchers have found that a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis helped a patient suffering from alopecia halt his hair loss.
It signaled the arrival of an autoimmune disease called alopecia areata.
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health | Moises Velasquez-Manoff | September 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTalopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonI was handed along all the way from alopecia, which used to be called baldness, to zoster, which used to be known as shingles.
Over the Teacups | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.alopecia areata is characterized by the development of round patches more or less completely denuded of hair.
By alopecia is meant loss of hair, either partial or complete.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagonalopecia areata, on the other hand, affects both sexes with equal frequency, but affects them at different ages.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for alopecia
/ (ˌæləˈpiːʃɪə) /
loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
Origin of alopecia
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Scientific definitions for alopecia
[ ăl′ə-pē′shə ]
Loss of hair; baldness.
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