Alopecic
Definition
Pertaining to alopecia or characterized by partial or total hair loss; presenting areas devoid of hair (baldness, calvities) due to pathological, genetic, or autoimmune causes. In structural clinical dermatology, the term describes a lesion or tegumentary region atrophied or affected by the loss of hair follicles, requiring dermoscopic investigations.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Alopecic
- Alopecia-affected
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard morphological variations for gender and number agreement in medical syntax. |
| Formation | Adjectival suffixation derived from the noun baseline 'alopecia' using the standardized clinical terminal suffix '-ic'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.lo.ˈpe.t͡sik] |
| Source | Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and Textbook of Clinical Dermatology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dermatologul a examinat o placă alopecică circulară pe scalpul pacientului pentru a exclude o infecție fungică.
EN: The dermatologist examined a circular alopecic patch on the patient's scalp to rule out a fungal infection.
RO: Evoluția alopecică a bolii a fost oprită rapid prin aplicarea locală a unei loțiuni cu minoxidil concentrat.
EN: The alopecic progression of the disease was rapidly halted through the local application of a concentrated minoxidil lotion.
RO: Pacientul prezenta un sindrom alopecic structural congenital, caracterizat prin absența completă a foliculilor încă de la naștere.
EN: The patient presented with a congenital structural alopecic syndrome, characterized by the complete absence of follicles since birth.
Idioms & Phrases
Placă alopecică / Alopecic patch
RO: Zonă bine delimitată a scalpului sau corpului unde firele de păr au căzut complet, lăsând pielea netedă sau inflamată.
EN: A well-demarcated area of the scalp or body where hair has fallen out completely, leaving the skin smooth or inflamed.
Sindrom alopecic / Alopecic syndrome
RO: Ansamblu de manifestări clinice și genetice asociate cu pierderea prematură sau generalizată a podoabei capilare.
EN: A set of clinical and genetic manifestations associated with the premature or generalized loss of hair.
Atrofie alopecică structurală / Structural alopecic atrophy
RO: Proces patologic distructiv la nivelul dermului care duce la fibrozarea foliculilor și imposibilitatea regenerării părului.
EN: A destructive pathological process within the dermis leading to follicle fibrosis and the impossibility of hair regeneration.
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