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al·o·pe·ci·a

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–noun Pathology.

loss of hair; baldness.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk alōpekía mange in foxes, equiv. to alōpek- (s. of alpéx) fox + -ia -ia

]

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al·o·pe·cic

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al·o·pe·cia Audio Help (āl'ə-pē'shə, -shē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n. Loss of hair; baldness.

[Latin alōpecia, fox-mange, from Greek alōpekiā, from alōpēx, alōpek-, fox; see wp-ē- in Indo-European roots.]

al'o·pe'cic (-pē'sĭk) adj.

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alopecia
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)

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alopecia Audio Help (āl'ə-pē'shə) Pronunciation Key
Loss of hair; baldness.

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al·o·pe·cia (l-psh, -sh-)
n.

Loss of hair; baldness.

alo·pecic (-p

k) adj.

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Main Entry: al·o·pe·cia
Pronunciation: "al-&-'pE-sh(E-)&
Function: noun
: loss of hair, wool, or feathers : BALDNESS —al·o·pe·cic /-'pE-sik/ adjective

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Alopecia

Al`o*pe"ci*a\ ([a^]l`[-o]*p[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), Alopecy \A*lop"e*cy\ ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[y^]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.

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