alopecia

Meaning

Noun

• Baldness.
• Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
• Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία ("fox-mange"), from ἀλώπηξ + -ia, (a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases)