HyperDic: alopecia

English > 1 sense of the word alopecia:
NOUNstatealopecialoss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers
English > alopecia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningLoss 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).
Narroweralopecia areatapatchy baldness
Broaderbaldness, phalacrosisThe condition of having no hair on the top of the head
Spanishalopecia, peladera
Catalanalopècia
Adjectivesalopecicpertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers

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