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alopecia
[ al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh ]
noun
- loss of hair; baldness.
alopecia
/ ˌæləˈpiːʃɪə /
noun
- loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
alopecia
/ ăl′ə-pē′shə /
- Loss of hair; baldness.
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Other Words From
- al·o·pe·cic [al-, uh, -, pee, -sik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alopecia1
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Example Sentences
Researchers have found that a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis helped a patient suffering from alopecia halt his hair loss.
It signaled the arrival of an autoimmune disease called alopecia areata.
Alopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.
I was handed along all the way from alopecia, which used to be called baldness, to zoster, which used to be known as shingles.
Alopecia areata is characterized by the development of round patches more or less completely denuded of hair.
By alopecia is meant loss of hair, either partial or complete.
Alopecia areata, on the other hand, affects both sexes with equal frequency, but affects them at different ages.
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