Definition of "alopecia" []

• Loss of hair; baldness. (noun)

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• "The second condition is known as alopecia, a more inflammatory response."
• "At the age of ten, I began to suffer from an autoimmune skin condition called alopecia areata."
• "Villanueva suffers from an autoimmune skin condition called alopecia areata which affects over five million North Americans."