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DictionarySeeandrogenetic alopeciaandrogenic alopecia
an·dro·gen·ic al·o·pe·ci·a Avoid the incorrect word androgenetic alopecia.gradual decrease of scalp hair density in adults with transformation of terminal to vellus hairs, which become lost as a result of familial increased susceptibility of hair follicles to androgen secretion following puberty. Two areas of the scalp are commonly affected in men, the frontal and coronal; when it occurs in women it is associated with other evidence of excessive androgen activity, such as hirsutism. Autosomal dominant inheritance. See: female pattern alopecia, male pattern alopecia. Synonym(s): common baldnessan·dro·gen·ic al·o·pe·ci·a (an'drō-jen'ik al'ō-pē'shē-ă) Gradual decrease of scalp hair density in adults as a result of familial increased susceptibility of hair follicles to androgen secretion following puberty. See also: female pattern alopecia, male pattern alopecia Synonym(s): alopecia hereditaria, patterned alopecia. androgenic alopecia Male-pattern baldness in a woman caused by abnormal male sex hormone output from congenital adrenal hyperplasia or other causes. |