alopecia areata

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alopecia areata

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  1. uncountable A form of alopecia in which hair is lost from various areas of the body. Pinkett Smith has shared publicly that she has alopecia areata, addressing her and other patients’ experiences during her June 1 episode of “Red Table Talk,” her Facebook Watch show. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere, according to the National

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noun form of alopecia

中文斑禿 /斑秃 bāntū
Portuguêsalopecia areata
Ελληνικάγυροειδής αλωπεκία gyroeidís alopekía

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@misc{alopecia_areata_2026,
  title = {alopecia areata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alopecia%20areata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}