alopecia

See also: alopécia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ia, (a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
  • (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːʃə

Noun

alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)

  1. Baldness.
  2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
  3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

Derived terms

  • alopecia areata
  • alopecia capitis totalis
  • alopecia hereditaria
  • alopecia liminalis frontalis
  • alopecia medicamentosa
  • alopecia pityrodes
  • alopecia symptomatica
  • alopecia totalis

Translations

See also

Italian

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecie)

  1. (pathology) alopecia

Synonyms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)

Synonyms

Spanish

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. alopecia
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