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ALOPECIA
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)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)
Baldness.
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`o*pe"ci*a, A*lop"e*cy, n. Etym: [L. alopecia, Gr. (med.)
Definition: Loss of the hair; baldness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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