male pattern baldness

NOUN

male hair loss

Synonyms

WEAK

MPB alopecia baldness hair loss male pattern hair loss

Example Sentences

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Androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss, is one of the most widespread causes of hair thinning in both men and women.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

There is no cure for male pattern baldness, but some choose to pursue treatment.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

The researchers also found genetic markers that increase the likelihood of traits including curly hair, diabetes, obesity, and male pattern baldness.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2023

One interviewee, she said, had done a "simple Google search" about male pattern baldness and eventually ended up on "incel forums, which were heavily dissecting and debating whether being bald is an incel trait."

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023

Within two years, HIV, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease, blindness, polio, and male pattern baldness are eradicated.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson