alopecia areata

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

noun

, Pathology.

1. loss of hair in circumscribed patches.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alopecia areata¹

< New Latin: circumscribed alopecia

Example Sentences

Mamerow’s experience is typical for patients with alopecia areata, a condition in which hair loss occurs in random patches.

From Ozy

It signaled the arrival of an autoimmune disease called alopecia areata.

From The Daily Beast

Alopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.

From Project Gutenberg

Alopecia areata is characterized by the development of round patches more or less completely denuded of hair.

From Project Gutenberg

Alopecia areata, on the other hand, affects both sexes with equal frequency, but affects them at different ages.

From Project Gutenberg