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Definition of Alopecia areata
1. Noun. Patchy baldness.
Definition of Alopecia areata
1. Noun. (medicine) A form of alopecia in which hair is lost from various areas of the body ¹
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Medical Definition of Alopecia areata
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alopecia Areata
Literary usage of Alopecia areata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"Mr. Hutchinson, writing on alopecia areata and its relations to ringworm, ...
(2) It is probable that all cases of well-characterised alopecia areata are in ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1881)
"On Bacterium decalvans: an Organism associated with the Destruction of the Hair
in alopecia areata." By GEORGE THIN, MD Communicated by Professor HUXLEY, ..."
3. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1906)
"This fact, together with the occasional appearance of moniliform hairs in alopecia
areata, would rather suggest that an intermittent interference with the ..."
4. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"alopecia areata is an affection of the hairy system, most commonly of the scalp,
... alopecia areata of a common type, In a man of forty-five, ..."
5. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1906)
"The nature of the disease alopecia areata has not yet been determined. The lesion
of alopecia areata consists of an irregular surface of the scalp entirely ..."
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