alopecia

[ al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh ]

/ ˌæl əˈpi ʃi ə, -si ə /

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noun Pathology.

loss of hair; baldness.

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Nearby words

alongside of, alonso, aloof, aloofness, alope, alopecia, alopecia areata, alopecia capitis totalis, alopecia circumscripta, alopecia hereditaria, alopecia liminaris frontalis

Origin of alopecia

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek alōpekía mange in foxes, equivalent to alōpek- (stem of alṓpēx) fox + -ia -ia

Related forms

al·o·pe·cic

[al-uh-pee-sik] /ˌæl əˈpi sɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for alopecia

Researchers have found that a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis helped a patient suffering from alopecia halt his hair loss.
Can This Arthritis Drug Cure Baldness?|Erin Cunningham|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He deliberated for a while, and then said, 'This is a case of alopecia.
Over the Teacups|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Alopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Alopecia areata is characterized by the development of round patches more or less completely denuded of hair.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

In front of the mart at the distance of 100 stadia is an island Alopecia, a settlement of a mixed people.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
Alopecia 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

alopecia

/ (ˌæləˈpiːʃɪə) /

noun

loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness

Word Origin for alopecia

C14: from Latin, from Greek alōpekia, originally: mange in foxes, from alōpēx fox

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Medicine definitions for alopecia

alopecia

[ ăl′ə-pē′shə ]

n.

Loss of hair; baldness.

Related forms

al′o•pe′cic (-pē′sĭk) adj.

Science definitions for alopecia

alopecia

[ ăl′ə-pē′shə ]

Loss of hair; baldness.