alopecia

== English == === Alternative forms === alopecy (dated) === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/ (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/ Rhymes: -iːʃə === Noun === alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias) Baldness. (pathology) A deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by a failure to grow or loss after growth. (medicine) A loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === hypotrichosis == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lo.peˈt͡ʃi.a/, /a.loˈpɛ.t͡ʃa/ Rhymes: -ia, -ɛtʃa Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cì‧a, a‧lo‧pè‧cia === Noun === alopecia f (plural alopecie) (pathology) alopecia Synonym: calvizie === References === == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === alopécia === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧ci‧a === Noun === alopecia f (plural alopecias) (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair) Synonym: queda === Further reading === “alopecia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alopecia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía). === Pronunciation === 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 === Noun === alopecia f (plural alopecias) alopecia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alopecia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025