al·o·pe·cia (?l??-p??sh?, -sh?-?)n. Complete or partial loss of hair from the head or other parts of the body.[Latin al?pecia, fox-mange, from Greek al?peki?, from al?p?x, al?pek-, fox; see wl?p-?- in Indo-European roots.]al?o·pe?cic (-p??s?k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.alopecia (?æl??pi????) n (Medicine) loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness[C14: from Latin, from Greek al?pekia, originally: mange in foxes, from al?p?x fox]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014al?o?pe?ci?a (?æl ??pi ?i ?, -si ?) n. loss of hair; baldness. [1350?1400; Middle English