alopecia

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
• (America) enPR ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, IPA: /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/

Noun

alopecia

1. Baldness.
2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

Related terms

• alopecic

Translations

• French: alopécie
• German: Haarlosigkeit
• Russian: алопе́ция
• Spanish: alopecia

Translations

• French: alopécie
• German: Haarausfall
• Portuguese: alopecia, alopécia
• Russian: облысе́ние
• Spanish: alopecia

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