Adjacent Words
alongside ofAlongst
Alonso
Alonso, Alicia
Aloof
aloofly
aloofness
alopecia
alopecia areata
alopecic
Alopecist
Alopecurus
Alopecurus pratensis
Alopex
Alopex lagopus
Alopias vulpes
Alopiidae
Alopius
Alopius vulpinus
Alopochen AEgyptiaca
Alor
Alor Setar
Alosa
Alosa alosa
Alosa chrysocloris
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa sapidissima
Alose
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
AL'OPECY, n. [Gr. a fox, whose urine is said to occasion baldness.]
A disease, called the fox-evil or scurf, which is a falling off of the hair, from any part of the body.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Alopecia Al`o*pe"ci*a ([a^]l`[-o]*p[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), Alopecy A*lop"e*cy ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[y^]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.
