alopecia

• alopecy (dated)

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).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA^(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
• Rhymes: -iːʃə

alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)

1. Baldness.
2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
3. (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.

   • 2024 March 31, Glen Jankowski, “Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     At least 40% of women experience hair loss or alopecia over their lifetimes. This could be alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), traction alopecia (strained hair loss) or another form. The different ways that women’s hair loss has been depicted across art history demonstrates the many different ways it has been interpreted over the years.
     In 16th and 17th century Britain, for example, women’s alopecia was sometimes interpreted as retribution for sins, including adultery.

• alopecic

• hypotrichosis

From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

• IPA^(key): /a.lo.peˈt͡ʃi.a/, /a.loˈpɛ.t͡ʃa/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ia, -ɛtʃa
• Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cì‧a, a‧lo‧pè‧cia

alopecia f (plural alopecie)

1. (pathology) alopecia

   Synonym: calvizie

• alopécia

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

• Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧ci‧a

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)

   Synonym: queda

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

• IPA^(key): /aloˈpeθja/ [a.loˈpe.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aloˈpesja/ [a.loˈpe.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -esja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧lo‧pe‧cia

alopecia f (plural alopecias)

1. alopecia

• “alopecia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024