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Alopecia

//æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Baldness. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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) wordnet
  3. 3
    A deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by a failure to grow or loss after growth. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease. countable, uncountable

    "“Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases).

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