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countable and uncountable, plural alopecias
Baldness. examples
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease. quotations examples
“Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia.
2022 March 28, Nadia Khomami, “‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars”, in The Guardian