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alopecia areata

American  
[ar-ee-ey-tuh, -ah-tuh] / ˌær iˈeɪ tə, -ˈɑ tə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. loss of hair in circumscribed patches.


Etymology

Origin of alopecia areata

< New Latin: circumscribed alopecia

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Nektar Therapeutics’ rezpegaldesleukin showed nearly 40% of patients achieving 50% or better improvement in a Phase 2b alopecia areata trial.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

There are other types of hair loss, like the autoimmune condition alopecia areata, which is treated with JAK inhibitors, steroids or minoxidil.

From MarketWatch Feb. 25, 2026

Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School have developed a potential new treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss and affects people of all ages, including children.

From Science Daily May 9, 2024

It might help with a medical condition called alopecia areata too, where the immune system attacks the hair and causes it to fall out.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2023

How do you distinguish alopecia areata from ringworm?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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