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alopecia

[al-uh-pee-shee-uh, -see-uh] / ˌæl əˈpi ʃi ə, -si ə /
NOUN
male pattern baldness
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They compared alopecia rates among adults with type 2 diabetes who began treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT-2 inhibitors, or DPP-4 inhibitors.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

In androgenetic alopecia, a hormone called dihydrotestosterone plays a major role.

From Science Daily Jun. 7, 2026

She says dermatologists are also seeing an increase in young people with frontal fibrosing alopecia, where the front hairline starts to recede.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

He never flinched, instead taking it upon himself to bring up prominent women with alopecia.

From Slate May 23, 2026

In those cases in which there is a positive cause, as, for instance, in symptomatic alopecia, the prognosis is, as a rule, favorable, especially if no family predisposition exists.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon




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