alopecia | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun alopecia has 1 sense

alopecia - loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
--₁ is a kind of baldness, phalacrosis
--₁ has particulars: alopecia areata

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