"alopecia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/ [UK], /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/ [US], /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alopecia.wav Forms: alopecias [plural]
enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə [US], ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə [US] Rhymes: -iːʃə 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|alopecia}} Latin alopecia, {{der|en|grc|ἀλωπεκία||fox-mange}} Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), {{af|grc|ἀλώπηξ|-ία|nocat=1|pos2=a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases|t1=fox}} ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)
  1. Baldness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alopecia-en-noun-WiKGJcQK
  2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology, Hair Translations (pathology: deficiency of the hair): alopècia [feminine] (Catalan), kaljuuntuminen (Finnish), alopekia (Finnish), alopécie [feminine] (French), Haarlosigkeit [feminine] (German), alopesia (Indonesian), алопе́ция (alopécija) [feminine] (Russian), alopecia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alopecia-en-noun-vCa2SAi4 Disambiguation of Hair: 2 50 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 48 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 49 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 52 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 49 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 47 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 52 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 50 48 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'pathology: deficiency of the hair': 0 85 15
  3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Hair Translations (medicine: loss of hair): ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʕlaba) [feminine] (Arabic), alopècia [feminine] (Catalan), kaljuuntuminen (Finnish), alopécie [feminine] (French), Haarausfall [masculine] (German), αλωπεκία (alopekía) [feminine] (Greek), alopesia (Indonesian), łysienie [neuter] (Polish), alopecja [feminine] (Polish), alopecia [feminine] (Portuguese), alopécia [feminine] (Portuguese), облысе́ние (oblysénije) [neuter] (Russian), alopecia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alopecia-en-noun-deH4DEMD Disambiguation of Hair: 2 50 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 48 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 49 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 52 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 49 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 47 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 52 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 50 48 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine: loss of hair': 0 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alopecy [dated] Related terms: alopecic, hypotrichosis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "alopecia androgenetica"
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      "word": "alopecia areata"
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      "word": "alopecia capitis totalis"
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    {
      "word": "alopecia congenitalis"
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    {
      "word": "alopecia hereditaria"
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      "word": "alopecia liminaris frontalis"
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      "word": "alopecia medicamentosa"
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      "word": "alopecia symptomatica"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "pathology: deficiency of the hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "alopècia"
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      "sense": "pathology: deficiency of the hair",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "pathology: deficiency of the hair",
      "word": "alopesia"
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      "sense": "pathology: deficiency of the hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "алопе́ция"
    },
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      "sense": "pathology: deficiency of the hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "alopecia"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṯaʕlaba",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ثَعْلَبَة"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "alopècia"
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      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "alopécie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Haarausfall"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "alopekía",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αλωπεκία"
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      "word": "alopesia"
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      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "alopecja"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alopecia"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alopécia"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oblysénije",
      "sense": "medicine: loss of hair",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "облысе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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}

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