Alopecia

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feminine noun (medicine / dermatology / trichology)

Definition

The partial or total loss of hair from the scalp or other regions of the body, caused by genetic factors, endocrine imbalances, autoimmune diseases, systemic stress, or aggressive medical treatments. This structural pathological phenomenon affects the natural growth cycle of hair follicles, leading to their miniaturization or destruction, and is classified into cicatricial (irreversible) and non-cicatricial forms.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Alopecia
  • Hair loss

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine abstract noun, presenting standard singular-plural and genitive-dative case structural modifications.
Formation Neoclassical scientific derivative from French 'alopécie', tracking ancient Greek 'alopekia' (fox-mange, referencing patchy molting).
Spelling / Pronunciation [æ.lə.ˈpiː.ʃi.ə]
Source Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and International Textbook of Dermatology

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Medicul tricholog i-a explicat pacientului că această alopecie este tranzitorie și s-a declanșat pe fondul unui stres psihic sever.

EN: The trichologist explained to the patient that this alopecia is transient and was triggered by severe psychic stress.

RO: Tratamentul modern aplicat local a reușit să stopeze o alopecie androgenetică aflată în stadiu incipient.

EN: The modern topically applied treatment managed to halt an androgenetic alopecia in its early stages.

RO: O alopecie cicatricială structurală lasă în urmă țesut fibros, făcând imposibilă regenerarea naturală a firelor de păr.

EN: A structural cicatricial alopecia leaves behind fibrous tissue, making the natural regeneration of hair strands impossible.

Idioms & Phrases

Alopecie areată / Alopecia areata

RO: Afecțiune dermatologică autoimună caracterizată prin pierderea bruscă a părului sub formă de plăci rotunde sau ovale bine delimitate.

EN: An autoimmune dermatological condition characterized by the sudden loss of hair in well-demarcated round or oval patches.

Alopecie androgenetică / Androgenetic alopecia

RO: Formă ereditară comună de calviție, determinată de sensibilitatea foliculilor piloși la hormonii androgeni (dihidrotestosteron).

EN: A common hereditary form of baldness, determined by the sensitivity of hair follicles to androgen hormones (dihydrotestosterone).

Alopecie difuză structurală / Structural diffuse alopecia

RO: Rărire uniformă și generalizată a podoabei capilare pe întreaga suprafață a scalpului, asociată des cu efluviul telogen.

EN: A uniform and generalized thinning of the hair over the entire surface of the scalp, often associated with telogen effluvium.

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