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alopecia areata
[ ar-ee-ey-tuh, -ah-tuh ]
/ ˌær iˈeɪ tə, -ˈɑ tə /
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noun Pathology.
loss of hair in circumscribed patches.
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Origin of alopecia areata
<New Latin: circumscribed alopecia
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