Definitions for alopecia

alopecia al·o·pe·ci·a

Spelling: [al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh]
IPA: /ˌæl əˈpi ʃi ə, -si ə/

Alopecia is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in alopecia (aaceilop).

Definitions for alopecia

noun

  1. loss of hair; baldness.

Origin of alopecia

1350-1400; Middle English Latin Greek alōpekía mange in foxes, equivalent to alōpek- (stem of alṓpēx) fox + -ia -ia

Examples for alopecia

By alopecia is meant loss of hair, either partial or complete.

alopecia areata and morphœa have been observed associated with it.

alopecia areata, on the other hand, affects both sexes with equal frequency, but affects them at different ages.

alopecia areata is characterized by the development of round patches more or less completely denuded of hair.

I was handed along all the way from alopecia, which used to be called baldness, to zoster, which used to be known as shingles.

He deliberated for a while, and then said, 'This is a case of alopecia.

In front of the mart at the distance of 100 stadia is an island alopecia, a settlement of a mixed people.

Researchers have found that a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis helped a patient suffering from alopecia halt his hair loss.

Word Value for alopecia
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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