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alopecia

DEFINITIONS OF: alopecia

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n 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)

Types:
alopecia areata
patchy baldness
Type of:
baldness, phalacrosis
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
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