Definition of Alopecia

1. Noun. Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer).

Generic synonyms: Baldness, Phalacrosis
Specialized synonyms: Alopecia Areata

Definition of Alopecia

1. n. Loss of the hair; baldness.

Definition of Alopecia

1. Noun. Baldness. ¹

2. Noun. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alopecia

1. baldness [n -S] : ALOPECIC [adj] - See also: baldness

Medical Definition of Alopecia

1. 1. Baldness, absence of the hair from skin areas where it normally is present. 2. Hair loss as a result of chemotherapy or radiation therapy administered to the head. Hair loss from chemotherapy is temporary. Hair loss from radiation is usually permanent. Origin: Gr. Alepekia = a disease in which the hair falls out (14 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alopecia

alongest
alongshore
alongshoreman
alongshoremen
alongside
alongst
aloo
aloo chaat
aloo gobi
aloo gosht
aloof
aloofly
aloofness
aloofnesses
aloos
alopecia (current term)
alopecia areata
alopecia cicatrisata
alopecia disseminata
alopecia leprotica
alopecia marginalis
alopecia medicamentosa
alopecia mucinosa
alopecia pityrodes
alopecia presenilis
alopecia senilis
alopecia symptomatica
alopecia syphilitica

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