| alopecia areata | <dermatology> A patchy baldness usually of a temporary nature. Cause unknown but anxiety and stress are common precipitating factors. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| pseudo-alopecia areata | Alopecia in which mild inflammatory changes develop at the orifices of the affected hair follicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| other-directed | Pertaining to a person readily influenced by the attitudes of others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transferases (other substituted phosphate groups) | <enzyme> A class of enzymes that transfers substituted phosphate groups. Registry number: EC 2.7.8 (12 Dec 1998) |
| areata | Occurring in patches or circumscribed areas. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossitis areata exfoliativa | <clinical sign> A benign condition where there is a map-like appearance to the tongue resulting from irregular denuded patches in the surface (loss of tongue papillae). Likely secondary to local irritation from hot or spicy foods, alcohol or tobacco. There are no significant complications. (27 Sep 1997) |
| alopecia | 1. <dermatology> Baldness, absence of the hair from skin areas where it normally is present. 2. <oncology> Hair loss as a result of chemotherapy or radiation therapy administered to the head. Hair loss from chemotherapy is temporary. Hair loss from radiation is usually permanent. Origin: Gr. Alepekia = a disease in which the hair falls out (14 May 1997) |
| alopecia adnata | Underdevelopment of the lashes. See: alopecia congenitalis. Synonym: madarosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia cicatrisata | Synonym: scarring alopecia. Origin: L. Cicatrix, cicatricis, scar + suffix -al, characterised by (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia congenitalis | Absence of all hair at birth, associated with psychomotor epilepsy; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: congenital baldness, hypotrichiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia disseminata | Loss of hair from all parts of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia leprotica | Thinning or total loss of the lateral third of the eyebrows, eyelashes, and body hairs, seen in leprosy; loss of scalp hair is rare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia marginalis | Hair loss at the hair line, a condition most commonly seen in blacks; commonly transient and caused by chronic traction, although long-continued traction may cause permanent alopecia. Synonym: alopecia liminaris frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia medicamentosa | Diffuse hair loss, most notably of the scalp, caused by administration of various types of drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia mucinosa | Follicular mucinosis with alopecia appearing in areas of erythema and oedema in the bearded portion of the face or in the scalp. (05 Mar 2000) |