alopecia

(al-o-pe’she-ah) (Gr. ἀλώπηξ fox]. Bald- ne ; deficiency of hair, natural or abnormal. a. adna’ta, congenital baldne . a. area’ta, a. cel’si, a. cir cum scrip’ta, baldne occurring in sharply defined patches, leaving the scalp smooth and white: probably due to nervous disturbance. a. Gynam’ica, alopecia due to destruction of the hair-follicles by ulceration or some other disease proce . a. follicula’ris, inflammation of the haic-follicles of the scalp, resulting in lo of hair from the affected area. a. furfur a’cea, a chronic disorder of the scalp, marked by itching, hyperemia, dandruff, and_ falling out of the hair, which becomes harsh, dry, and without luster: called also a. pilyroides cup ill it i i, Pityriasis capitis, scborrhea capillitii, and dandruf. a. loca‘lis, a. neurit’ica, a form which occurs in patches in the course of a nerve or at the site of an injury. 8. malig’na, a severe and persistent form of alopecia. a. neurot’ica, a baldne following a nervous disease or injury of the nervous system. a. orbicula‘ris. Same as a. are at a. a. pityroi’des capillitii. Sce α. furfur ace a. a. pityroi’des universa’lis, a rapid general lo of hair in debilitated conditions. &. prematu’ra, a. preseni’lis, a. sim’plex, premature baldne . a. symptom at’ica, alopecia occurring after long fevers or in the course of some disease. a. syphilit’ica, baldne from syphilis. a. tox’ica, alopecia occurring during an infectious disease and thought to be caused by the toxins of the disease. a. universa’lis, a genera! falling-out of the hairs of the body.