alopecia
See also: alopécia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ia, (a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases)
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːʃə
Noun
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, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.
Derived terms
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Translations
baldness — see baldness
pathology: deficiency of the hair
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medicine: loss of hair
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See also
Italian
Etymology
From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).
Noun
alopecia f (plural alopecie)
Synonyms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).
Noun
alopecia f (plural alopecias)
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aloˈpeθja/ [a.loˈpe.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aloˈpesja/ [a.loˈpe.sja]
- Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cia
Noun
alopecia f (plural alopecias)
Further reading
- “alopecia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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