Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Alopecia

Alopecia (al`o*pē"shi*ȧ) , noun

[Latin alopecia, Greek 'alwpeki`a, from 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.]

(Medicine) Loss of the hair; baldness.

Also: Alopecy