alopecy

[Lat. alopecia; Gr. ἀλωπεκία ( alõpekia ), from ἀλώπηξ ( alēpēx ) = a fox.] 1. Old Med.: A disease like the mange in foxes, in which the hair falls off; the fox sickne ; the fox mange. 2. Mod. Med.: (1) The falling of the hair from certain parts of the body. (2) Baldne . al-o'-pi-as, al-o-pē-çi-as, s. [Lat. alopecias; Gr. ἀλωπεκίας ( alõpekias ).] Zool. A genus of fishes belonging to the THE THRESHER (ALOPIAS VULPES). family Squalidæ, or Sharks, A. vulpes is the Thresher, or Fox-Shark.