{ ‖Al′o‐pe″ci‐a (ăl′ō̍‐pē″shĭ‐ȧ), A‐lop″e‐cy (ȧ‐lŏp″ē̍‐sy̆), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. αλωπεκἴα, fr. αλὤπηξ fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.