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: loss of hair, wool, or feathers
alopecia (noun):
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Doctors use “alopecia” to refer to various forms of hair loss, including “alopecia areata,” a sudden loss of hair in patches that involves little or no inflammation. It may surprise you to learn that the word ultimately derives from “alopex,” the Greek word for “fox,” but the connection makes sense if you think of a fox who is afflicted with mange, a disease with symptoms that include, among other things, loss of hair. Middle English speakers borrowed the Latin word alopecia, which comes from “alopekia,” a Greek term that can be translated as “mange on foxes.”
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