Synonyms & related words for alopecia

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of alopecia. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to alopecia

Explore words related to alopecia — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include baldness, hairweaving, calvities, balding, trichosis, hirsutism, dandruff, dandruffy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does alopecia come from?

The word alopecia breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: alopec, from Greek alopex (“fox (which sheds fur; mange)”); and -ia, from Greek -ia (“condition, disease”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.