OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7131

alopecia

/ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alopecia
A deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by a failure to grow or loss after growth.
alopecia
A loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
At least 40% of women experience hair loss or alopecia over their lifetimes. This could be alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), traction alopecia (strained hair loss) or another for…
“Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia.
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