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al·o·pe·ci·a
Audio Help [al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh] Pronunciation Key
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Audio Help [al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun Pathology.
| loss of hair; baldness. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk alōpekía mange in foxes, equiv. to alōpek- (s. of al
péx) fox + -ia -ia
]
péx) fox + -ia -ia
] —Related forms
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| al·o·pe·cia
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n. Loss of hair; baldness. [Latin alōpecia, fox-mange, from Greek alōpekiā, from alōpēx, alōpek-, fox; see w p-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
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Loss of hair; baldness. |
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- Loss of hair; baldness.
al
o·pe
cic
(-p
s
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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