Alopecia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alopecia \Al`o*pe"ci*a\ ([a^]l`[-o]*p[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), Alopecy
  \A*lop"e*cy\ ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[y^]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr.
     'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is
     common among foxes.] (Med.)
     Loss of the hair; baldness. AS
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alopecia
       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)