English Explanatory Dictionary

alopecia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Baldness.
  2. A deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by a failure to grow or loss after growth.
  3. A loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alopecia.wav ăl'-ō-pē"-shə ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/ /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/

Word forms

alopecia alopecias alopecy

Etymology

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

Related words

hypotrichosis

Derived words

alopecia adnata alopecia androgenetica alopecia areata alopecia capitis totalis alopecia congenitalis alopecia hereditaria alopecia liminaris frontalis alopecia medicamentosa alopecian alopecia pityrodes alopecia symptomatica alopecia totalis alopecia universalis alopecic alopecist androgenetic alopecia androgenic alopecia antialopecia psychogenic alopecia traction alopecia traumatic alopecia
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