alopesia
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία, -εια (-ía, -eia, “a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alopésia (first-person possessive alopesiaku, second-person possessive alopesiamu, third-person possessive alopesianya)
- alopecia:
- baldness
- Synonym: kebotakan
- (dermatology, pathology) loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.
- baldness
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “alopesia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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- Indonesian terms borrowed from Latin
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- Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek
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