alopecic
Suffering from baldness
Alopecic describes someone or something affected by or relating to alopecia—the partial or complete loss of hair.
The term appears mainly in medical contexts: alopecic patches on the scalp, an alopecic patient.
It can describe the condition itself or the appearance it produces.
Without hair on head
- hairlessHaving no fur
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- scalpSkin covering skull
glabrous · bare · patchy · denuded · barren · unadorned · depilated · shaven
Reducing density or number
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
- trichologyScience of hair
- telogen effluviumStress-induced temporary hair shedding
scarring · traction · diffuse · miniaturization · dermatologist · biopsy · autoimmune · patchy
Vasodilator for follicles
- finasteride5-alpha reductase inhibitor
- regrowthGrowing back again
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
laser therapy · topical · immunotherapy · ketoconazole · biotin · microblading · wigs · hairpiece
Pressure, mental or vocal
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
hormonal · thyroid · nutritional · trauma · trichotillomania · medication · illness · postpartum
Passed through generations
- genesUnits of heredity
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- familialPertaining to relatives
predisposition · pattern baldness · DHT · sensitivity · chromosomes · polygenic · congenital · genotype
bald
Without hair on head
scalp · glabrous · bare · patchy · denuded · barren · unadorned · depilated · shaven · polished
thinning
Reducing density or number
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
- trichologyScience of hair
telogen effluvium · scarring · traction · diffuse · miniaturization · dermatologist · biopsy · autoimmune · patchy
minoxidil
Vasodilator for follicles
- finasteride5-alpha reductase inhibitor
- regrowthGrowing back again
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
corticosteroids · laser therapy · topical · immunotherapy · ketoconazole · biotin · microblading · wigs · hairpiece · Rogaine
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
radiation · hormonal · thyroid · nutritional · trauma · trichotillomania · medication · illness · postpartum · menopause
hereditary
Passed through generations
- genesUnits of heredity
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
familial · predisposition · pattern baldness · DHT · sensitivity · chromosomes · polygenic · congenital · genotype · phenotype