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語源

Borrowed from Latin alopecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) +‎ -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
• (米国発音) enPR: ăl'-ō-pē"-shə, ăl'-ō-pē"-sē-ə, IPA^(key): /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/, /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
• 韻: -iːʃə

名詞

alopecia (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 alopecias)

1. Baldness.
2. (pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
3. (medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
   • 2022 March 28, Nadia Khomami, “‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia.

派生語

関連する語

• alopecic

参考

• hypotrichosis