a partial or complete loss of hair that may result from radiation therapy to the head, chemotherapy, skin disease, drug therapy, and natural causes.
baldness or loss of hair, esp. of the head
Baldness; this condition entails loss of hair, complete or partial, resulting from aging, genetic expression or some type of disease process. Male pattern baldness is a symptom of PCOS.
Loss of hair. Caused by radiotherapy to the head and by certain drugs. Hair will regrow on cessation of treatment.
Thinning or loss of hair.
Ah-lo-pee-Sh-ah] Loss of body hair.
Partial or complete loss of hair resulting from radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the front and top of the head as in common male pattern baldness. It may be patchy as in a condition called alopecia areata. Or it can involve the entire head as in alopecia capitis totalis. The word "alopecia" comes from the Greek "alopex" for "fox." Foxes are less furry when afflicted with a skin disease (the "mange") which causes them to lose their hair. When a fancier word for "baldness" was sought, the mangy fox supplied it -- "alopecia" or, if you wish, "fox-mange" -- not a very positive image to associate with baldness
loss of hair, or baldness, that can result from a variety of causes, including heredity, hormonal imbalance, certain diseases, drugs, and certain treatments.
Loss of hair, either partial or complete, frequently a side effect of chemotherapy.
Loss of hair from sites all over the body
Deficiency of hair, baldness.
loss of hair. (More? Integumentary Development - Hair)
Loss of hair from the body and/or the scalp.
When hair on your body or head falls out because of chemo or radiation therapy. Hair will most likely grow back.
Loss of hair commonly caused by some drugs used in chemotherapy.
A disease in which hair falls out
Copper toxicity causes an excessive breakdown of all protein structures, including hair and nails. This is due in part, to a destructive effect on the disulfide bonds of proteins. Copper imbalance also inhibits an enzyme required for collagen synthesis — lysal oxidase.
Loss of hair, a common side-effect of radiation therapy and some chemotherapies for brain tumors.
Baldness, loss of hair, a natural or abnormal condition
Loss of hair that frequently occurs in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer or suffering from other diseases, such as AIDS, where cell-killing, or cytotoxic, drugs are used.
Loss of hair, be it on the head or all over the body. Alopecia can be caused by certain chemotherapy drugs.
Loss of hair as a result of illness, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition.
Baldness – can be temporary or permanent
loss of hair occurring at any site and from any cause.
Partial or complete lack of hair resulting from normal aging, physical disorders, drug reaction, anticancer medications, or skin disease
Loss of hair, especially from the head, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease
Loss of hair; baldness in areas where hair is usually present. A common side effect of radiation therapy to the brain and some chemical therapies.
The medical term for baldness.
Loss of hair. A common complication of chemotherapy. May be partial or complete but full recovery always takes place.
Unusual loss of hair, inherited skin problem that has no treatment or cure.
Temporary or permanent loss of hair
Clinical term meaning loss of hair. find all NHC pages containing: alopecia
Loss of hair that frequently occurs in patients undergoing chemotherapy or who are being treated with drugs (including HIV/AIDS drugs) that kill cells.
baldness or loss of hair, mainly on the head, either in defined patches or completely; the cause is unknown
