male-pattern baldness

male-pattern baldness
male-pattern baldness [māl′pat΄ərn]
n.
inherited baldness characterized by the gradual loss of hair from the front or top of the head: see also ALOPECIA: often written male pattern baldness

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  • male-pattern baldness — n androgenetic alopecia in the male characterized by loss of hair on the crown and temples …   Medical dictionary

  • male pattern baldness — noun loss of hair on the crown of the head • Syn: ↑male patterned baldness • Hypernyms: ↑baldness, ↑phalacrosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • male pattern baldness — the male pattern of androgenetic alopecia; see under alopecia …   Medical dictionary

  • male-pattern baldness — noun Date: 1966 typical hereditary baldness in the male characterized by loss of hair on the crown and temples …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • male-pattern baldness — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun : typical hereditary baldness in the male characterized by loss of hair on the crown and temples …   Useful english dictionary

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