Alopecic
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al·o·pe·ci·a 
[al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh] Pronunciation Key
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[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
(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 w  p-ē- in Indo-European roots.]
al'o·pe'cic (-pē'sĭk) adj. |
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| alopecic | |
adjective | |
| pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers |
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