| NOUN | state | alopecia | loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers |
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| 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). | |
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| 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 |
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