alopesia

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Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /aloˈpesia̯/
  • Hyphenation: alo‧pé‧sia

Noun

alopésia (first-person possessive alopesiaku, second-person possessive alopesiamu, third-person possessive alopesianya)

  1. alopecia:
    1. baldness
      Synonym: kebotakan
    2. (dermatology, pathology) loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

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