alopecia

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English

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Etymology

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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

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːʃə

Noun

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alopecia (countable and uncountable, plural alopecias)

  1. Baldness.
  2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
  3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
    • 2022 March 28, Nadia Khomami, “‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars”, in The Guardian[1]:
      “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.lo.peˈt͡ʃi.a/, /a.loˈpɛ.t͡ʃa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -ɛtʃa
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧cì‧a, a‧lo‧pè‧cia

Noun

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alopecia f (plural alopecie)

  1. (pathology) alopecia
    Synonym: calvizie

References

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  1. ^ alopecia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

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  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧pe‧ci‧a

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alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. (pathology) alopecia (loss of hair)
    Synonym: queda

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aloˈpeθja/ [a.loˈpe.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aloˈpesja/ [a.loˈpe.sja]
  • Rhymes: -eθja
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: a‧lo‧pe‧cia

Noun

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alopecia f (plural alopecias)

  1. alopecia

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