Etymology

alopecia androgenetica

Today it means: Synonym of male pattern baldness. Full definition →

Latin genetica
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgenetica“genetic”
  2. English todayalopecia androgenetica

From alopecia (“loss of hair”) + andro- (“men”) + Latin genetica (“genetic”).

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