Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alopecia_areata

1 sense of alopecia areata

Sense 1
alopecia areata -- (patchy baldness)
       => alopecia -- (loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer))