alopecia

[ al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh ]
/ ˌæl əˈpi ʃi ə, -si ə /
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noun Pathology.

loss of hair; baldness.

Origin of alopecia

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek alōpekía mange in foxes, equivalent to alōpek- (stem of alṓpēx) fox + -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM alopecia

al·o·pe·cic [al-uh-pee-sik] /ˌæl əˈpi sɪk/, adjective

Words nearby alopecia

alongside of, alonso, aloof, aloofness, alope, alopecia, alopecia areata, alopecia capitis totalis, alopecia circumscripta, alopecia hereditaria, alopecia liminaris frontalis

Words related to alopecia

baldness

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British Dictionary definitions for alopecia

alopecia
/ (ˌæləˈpiːʃɪə) /

noun

loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness

Word Origin for alopecia

C14: from Latin, from Greek alōpekia, originally: mange in foxes, from alōpēx fox

Medical definitions for alopecia

alopecia
[ ăl′ə-pē′shə ]

n.

Loss of hair; baldness.

Other words from alopecia

al′o•pe′cic (-pē′sĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for alopecia

alopecia
[ ăl′ə-pē′shə ]

Loss of hair; baldness.