alopecic - 2 dictionary results
al⋅o⋅pe⋅ci⋅a
[al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh] 
–noun Pathology.
| loss of hair; baldness. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk alōpekía mange in foxes, equiv. to alōpek- (s. of al
pēx) fox + -ia -ia 
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk alōpekía mange in foxes, equiv. to alōpek- (s. of al
pēx) fox + -ia -ia Related forms:
al⋅o⋅pe⋅cic [al-uh-pee-sik] , adjective
[al-uh-pee-sik] , adjective
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Link To alopecic
| al·o·pe·cia (āl'ə-pē'shə, -shē-ə) 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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