phalacrosis
- noun
- /fæləˈkroʊsɪs/
- Specialized
- Many men experience phalacrosis as they age.
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed him with phalacrosis last week.
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Some forms of phalacrosis can be treated with medication or surgery.
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Early onset phalacrosis is often influenced by genetic factors.
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The patient was seeking advice about the best ways to manage phalacrosis.
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Many men experience phalacrosis as they age, often leading to a change in hairstyle.
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The doctor diagnosed him with phalacrosis, explaining that it is a common condition among older adults.
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Some forms of phalacrosis can be treated with medication, allowing individuals to regain some hair.
Synonyms
Little or no hair on the top of the head
Loss of hair from the head and sometimes the body after illness or treatment
A condition of having no hair on the body or skin
Antonyms
How Bald
Surface Forms
Morphology
phalacrosis = phalac + osis
A technical formation from the Greek combining form 'phalac-' + the medical suffix '-osis'; the components are not recognizable to average learners, so the meaning 'baldness' is not derivable without specialist knowledge.
Etymology
Phalacrosis comes from the Greek root phalakros, which means 'bald', plus the ending -osis, which means 'a condition'; so phalacrosis simply names the medical condition of being bald.