male pattern baldness
noun
a pattern of hair loss in males, dependent on the presence of the androgenic hormone testoterone, in which the scalp hair eventually covers only the back of the head and temples.
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Medical definitions for male pattern baldness
male pattern baldness
n.
A progressive, diffuse loss of scalp hair in men that begins in the twenties or early thirties, depends on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone, and is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors.alopecia hereditaria androgenetic alopecia male pattern alopecia patterned alopecia
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