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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Origin of alopecia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM alopecia

al·o·pe·cic

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

Words nearby alopecia

along with, Alonso, aloof, aloofness, Alope, alopecia, alopecia areata, à l'orange, losing battle, a, Alost, a lot

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How to use alopecia in a sentence

It was, however, a cruel thing to say about someone who has publicly been struggling with alopecia for several years.
Will Smith's Slap Was Shocking. The Debate That Followed Was Not|Mikki Kendall|March 28, 2022|Time
Research is currently underway to treat alopecia, battlefield wounds, and a painful condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa.
The most innovative personal care products of 2021|Jordan Blok and Rachel Feltman|December 2, 2021|Popular-Science
Though it affects both women and men, androgenic alopecia is often perceived as a predominantly male issue, and ads for male pattern baldness products are ubiquitous, says Napatalung.
A New Frontier to Fight This Hair-Loss Disease|Charu Kasturi|March 2, 2021|Ozy
It can be confused with the most common form of alopecia, androgenic alopecia or pattern hair loss, says Lynne Napatalung, a dermatologist at Pfizer.
A New Frontier to Fight This Hair-Loss Disease|Charu Kasturi|March 2, 2021|Ozy

Unlike many of her peers, though, Alex has alopecia, and she pairs her trendy streetwear with her naturally bald head.
How a TikTok house destroyed itself|Rebecca Jennings|October 1, 2020|Vox
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
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|DAILY BEAST
Alopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
I 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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
By alopecia is meant loss of hair, either partial or complete.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
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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