NOUN | state | alopecia | loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers |
---|
Meaning | 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). | |
---|---|---|
Narrower | alopecia areata | patchy baldness |
Broader | baldness, phalacrosis | The condition of having no hair on the top of the head |
Spanish | alopecia, peladera | |
Catalan | alopècia | |
Adjectives | alopecic | pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact