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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).

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

Literary usage of Alopecia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"alopecia. alopecia, or baldness, may be due to any one of a number of causes, and may be partial or complete, localized or universal. ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"Mr. Hutchinson, writing on alopecia areata and its relations to ringworm, ... (2) It is probable that all cases of well-characterised alopecia areata are in ..."

3. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"alopecia is a general term applied to loss of hair, which may vary in extent from slight thinning to complete baldness. The so-called varieties are ..."

4. Pathology and treatment of diseases of the skin: For Practitioners and Students by Moriz Kaposi (1895)
"Imperfect growth of the hair, whatever its cause or character, is known as alopecia. Celsus applied this term to every form of baldness of the scalp and ..."

5. On Diseases of the Skin, Including the Exanthemata by Ferdinand Hebra, Charles Hilton Fagge, Moriz Kaposi (1874)
"The general character of this form of alopecia consists in the hairs falling ... We will now describe those which occur most frequently. alopecia Areata. ..."

6. Diseases of the skin: Inluding the Acute Eruptive Fevers by Frank Crozer Knowles (1914)
"alopecia. Definition.—alopecia is an affection characterized by loss of hair, ... Acquired alopecia is classed as: 1. Symptomatic alopecia. 3. ..."

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