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alopecia areata

[ar-ee-ey-tuh, -ah-tuh]

noun Pathology.

loss of hair in circumscribed patches.

Origin of alopecia areata

< New Latin: circumscribed alopecia

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alopecia areata in Medicine

alopecia areata

[âr′ē-ā′tə]

n.

Hair loss in circumscribed, noninflamed areas of the scalp, eyebrows and beard.alopecia circumscripta

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