单词 | alopecia areata |
释义 | > as lemmasalopecia areata alopecia areata n. [ < scientific Latin alopecia areata (1763 or earlier) < classical Latin alōpecia alopecia n. + scientific Latin areata ( < classical Latin ārea a bald patch (Celsus); in post-classical Latin also a type of baldness (see area n. 8) + -āta -ate suffix2)] Medicine a disorder, probably of autoimmune origin, typically resulting in loss of hair in patches from the scalp; cf. pelade n. ΚΠ 1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. I. 49/2 Sometimes parts of the body are entirely deprived of their hairs, presenting smooth shining patches perfectly bald; these are the areæ of Celsus, the alopecia areata of Sauvages, the porrigo decalvans of Willan. 1934 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 140 545/1 Clinical recognition of alopecia totalis and of alopecia areata presents but few diagnostic difficulties. 2010 Guardian 29 Jan. (Hair Loss Suppl.) 4/2 Alopecia areata, often known as spot baldness, arises more often in women, but also affects some men. < as lemmas |
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