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al⋅o⋅pe⋅ci⋅a

  [al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh]
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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 alpēx) fox + -ia -ia

Related forms:
al⋅o⋅pe⋅cic  [al-uh-pee-sik] , adjective
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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 wp-ē- in Indo-European roots.]
al'o·pe'cic (-pē'sĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

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·cia (āl'ə-pē'shə, -shē-ə)
n.
Loss of hair; baldness.

al'o·pe'cic (-pē'sĭk) adj.

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