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
Male Pattern Alopecia
male pattern baldnessn. Progressive loss of scalp hair in men that usually begins in early adulthood and characteristically leads to loss of hair on the crown and above the temples; androgenetic alopecia. Also called male pattern hair loss.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.