English

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

Related terms

• alopecic

Translations

See also

• hypotrichosis

Italian

Noun

alopecia f ‎(plural alopecie)

1. (pathology) alopecia

Synonyms

• calvizie

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alopécia

Noun

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)

Synonyms

• queda

Spanish

Noun

alopecia f ‎(plural alopecias)

1. alopecia