Word Study
alongside |
alongst |
alonso |
aloof |
aloofness |
alopecia
| alopecia areata
| alopecic
| alopecist
| alopecurus
| alopecurus pratensis
alopecia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alopecia has 1 sense
- alopecia(n = noun.state) Array - 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); Array is a kind of baldness, phalacrosis
has particulars: alopecia areata
CIDE DICTIONARY
alopecia, n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.].
Loss of the hair; baldness. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alopecia, n. Med. the absence (complete or partial) of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows; baldness.
Etymology
L f. Gk alopekia fox-mange f. alopex fox
For further exploring for "alopecia" in Webster Dictionary Online
