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alopecia areata

[ ar-ee-ey-tuh, -ah-tuh ]
/ ˌær iˈeɪ tə, -ˈɑ tə /

noun Pathology.

loss of hair in circumscribed patches.

Words nearby alopecia areata

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

Origin of alopecia areata

< New Latin: circumscribed alopecia
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Medicine definitions for alopecia areata

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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