alopecia
See also: alopécia
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
- Rhymes: -iːʃə
Noun edit
alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)
- Baldness.
- (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
- (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
- 2022 March 28, Nadia Khomami, “‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia.
Derived terms edit
- alopecia adnata
- alopecia androgenetica
- alopecia areata
- alopecia capitis totalis
- alopecia congenitalis
- alopecia hereditaria
- alopecia liminaris frontalis
- alopecia medicamentosa
- alopecian
- alopecia pityrodes
- alopecia symptomatica
- alopecia totalis
- alopecia universalis
- alopecist
- androgenetic alopecia
- androgenic alopecia
- antialopecia
- traction alopecia
- traumatic alopecia
Related terms edit
Translations edit
baldness — see baldness
pathology: deficiency of the hair
medicine: loss of hair
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See also edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /a.lo.peˈt͡ʃi.a/, /a.loˈpɛ.t͡ʃa/[1]
- Rhymes: -ia, -ɛtʃa
- Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cì‧a, a‧lo‧pè‧cia
Noun edit
alopecia f (plural alopecie)
References edit
- ^ alopecia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧ci‧a
Noun edit
alopecia f (plural alopecias)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aloˈpeθja/ [a.loˈpe.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aloˈpesja/ [a.loˈpe.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: a‧lo‧pe‧cia
Noun edit
alopecia f (plural alopecias)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “alopecia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014