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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

alopécico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-lo-pe-si-ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alopecic/ˌæl.əˈpiː.sɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Se detectaron patrones alopécicos en el cuero cabelludo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to, suffering from, or characterized by alopecia or hair loss.

    "The dermatologist examined the patient's alopecic patches to determine the underlying cause."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from New Latin 'alopecia', which traces back to the ancient Greek 'alōpekia' meaning mange in foxes, ultimately from 'alōpōx' (fox). The suffix '-ic' was added in the 19th century to form the adjectival medical descriptor pertaining to hair loss.

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