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Definition of alopecia in English: alopecianoun ˌaləˈpiːʃəˌæləˈpiʃ(i)ə mass nounMedicine The partial or complete absence of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows; baldness. 〔医〕脱发（症），秃发（症） Example sentencesExamples - About 25 per cent of her business comes from York Hospital, which sends her patients who have lost their hair through alopecia or chemotherapy.
- Minor toxic effects, such as stomatitis, malaise, nausea, diarrhea, headaches and mild alopecia, are common but respond to folate supplementation.
- Male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia, if you're feeling technical) affects two-thirds of all men in the UK, and can happen at any time after puberty.
- Patients with trichotillomania usually present with poorly defined, irregularly shaped, or linear patches of partial alopecia, frequently on the scalp.
- While the discovery could lead to new treatments for baldness and conditions like alopecia, the researchers believe it may also help burn victims.
OriginLate Middle English: via Latin from Greek alōpekia, literally 'fox mange', from alōpēx 'fox'. Definition of alopecia in US English: alopecianounˌæləˈpiʃ(i)əˌaləˈpēSH(ē)ə Medicine The partial or complete absence of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows; baldness. 〔医〕脱发（症），秃发（症） Example sentencesExamples - Minor toxic effects, such as stomatitis, malaise, nausea, diarrhea, headaches and mild alopecia, are common but respond to folate supplementation.
- While the discovery could lead to new treatments for baldness and conditions like alopecia, the researchers believe it may also help burn victims.
- Patients with trichotillomania usually present with poorly defined, irregularly shaped, or linear patches of partial alopecia, frequently on the scalp.
- About 25 per cent of her business comes from York Hospital, which sends her patients who have lost their hair through alopecia or chemotherapy.
- Male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia, if you're feeling technical) affects two-thirds of all men in the UK, and can happen at any time after puberty.
OriginLate Middle English: via Latin from Greek alōpekia, literally ‘fox mange’, from alōpēx ‘fox’. |