Alopecian

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who suffers from alopecia.

    "Most partners take their cue from how the alopecian handles the problem. One older woman commented: "If you work on believing that you are still attractive and lovable, and expect him to think so too, he will usually rise to the occasion!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suffering from or associated with hair loss.

    "He'd landed on top; Caull had struck his alopecian skull on the pole from which the national banner rose."

Example

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"He'd landed on top; Caull had struck his alopecian skull on the pole from which the national banner rose."

Etymology

From alopecia + -an.

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