Definition of “alopecia”

Usage examples

• Adverse effects of heparin include haemorrhage, osteoporosis, alopecia , thrombocytopenia, and hypersensitivity.

  British Medical Journal (2002)

• If too many hairs suddenly drop out, this could be a condition known as alopecia and the bald patch may spread to the entire scalp.

  The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)

• The causes of most forms of cicatrical alopecia are unknown.

  Times, Sunday Times (2002)

• A second consultant dermatologist labelled it `diffuse alopecia areata".

  Steel, Elizabeth, Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)