alopecia

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alopecia (baldness) (al-ŏ-pee-shiă) n. absence of hair from areas where it normally grows. a. areata a condition characterized by bald patches that may regrow; it is an example of an organ-specific autoimmune disease. a. totalis total hair loss, due to an autoimmune condition. androgenetic a. hair loss in women, which is associated with increasing age. scarring (or cicatricial) a. alopecia in which the hair does not regrow, as occurs in lichen planus and discoid lupus erythematosus.

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