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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alopecia \Al`o*pe"ci*a\ ([a^]l`[-o]*p[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), Alopecy
\A*lop"e*cy\ ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[y^]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr
'alwpeki`a, fr 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is
common among foxes.] (Med.)
Loss of the hair; baldness.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
alopecia
n : loss of hair (especially on the head) or wool or feathers;
in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal
imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments
(chemotherapy for cancer)
more about alopecia
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