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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Nearby words
male chauvinist pig, male cow, male fern, male gaze, male menopause, male pattern baldness, male turner's syndrome, male-, male-sterile, male-to-female, maleate
Also called an·dro·ge·net·ic alope·cia [an-druh-juh-net-ik] /ˌæn drə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/.
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