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Alopecia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alopecia
(n.)
Alt. of Alopecy
(n.)
Alt. of Alopecy
| WordNet 2.0 |
alopecia
Noun
1. 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)
(hypernym) baldness, phalacrosis
(hyponym) alopecia areata
Noun
1. 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)
(hypernym) baldness, phalacrosis
(hyponym) alopecia areata
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alopecia
alopecia
\al`o*pe"ci*a\ (ăl`&osl;*pē"sh&ibreve;*&adot;), alopecy \a*lop"e*cy\ (&adot;*l&obreve;p"&esl;*s&ybreve;), ] n. [l. alopecia, gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (med.) loss of the hair; baldness.
alopecia
\al`o*pe"ci*a\ (ăl`&osl;*pē"sh&ibreve;*&adot;), alopecy \a*lop"e*cy\ (&adot;*l&obreve;p"&esl;*s&ybreve;), ] n. [l. alopecia, gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (med.) loss of the hair; baldness.
Alopecia Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
alopecia
[al-oh-PEE-shuh]
The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.
[al-oh-PEE-shuh]
The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Alopecia
Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia can be localized to the front and top of the head, such as in male pattern baldness; patchy, such as in alopecia areata; or involve the entire head, such as in alopecia capitis totalis.
Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia can be localized to the front and top of the head, such as in male pattern baldness; patchy, such as in alopecia areata; or involve the entire head, such as in alopecia capitis totalis.
Alopecia areata
Patchy baldness (alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches). The problem typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair. Although alopecia areata affects 2.5 million people in the United States alone, little is known about its underlying causes. Stress, the immune system, and several different genes may play a part in causing alopecia areata.
| Aids Glossary |
alopecia
hair loss.
hair loss.
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms |
ALOPECIA
Loss of hair that frequently occurs in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer or suffering from other diseases, such as AIDS, where cell-killing, or cytotoxic, drugs are used.
Loss of hair that frequently occurs in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer or suffering from other diseases, such as AIDS, where cell-killing, or cytotoxic, drugs are used.
| Aromatherapy Glossary |
Alopecia
Baldness or hair loss
Baldness or hair loss
| The TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Other Related Conditons |
Alopecia
The loss of hair. A side-effect of some forms of chemotherapy or radiotherapy used to treat cancer. Usually temporary.
The loss of hair. A side-effect of some forms of chemotherapy or radiotherapy used to treat cancer. Usually temporary.
Alopecia Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
alopecia
N F
bald patch on head (from mange); fox mange (usu. pl.) (L+S)
N F
bald patch on head (from mange); fox mange (usu. pl.) (L+S)
Alopecia Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Alopecia
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Alopecia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alopecia areata
Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. Because it causes bald spots on the head, especially in the first stages, it is sometimes called spot baldness. In 1–2% of cases, the condition can spread to the entire scalp (Alopecia totalis) or to the entire epidermis (Alopecia universalis).
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