female pattern baldness

noun

A pattern of hair loss (alopecia) in women caused by hormones, aging and genetics, manifesting as overall thinning but which maintains the normal hairline.

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Meanings

nounfemale pattern baldness (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledermatologyA pattern of hair loss (alopecia) in women caused by hormones, aging and genetics, manifesting as overall thinning but which maintains the normal hairline.
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female pattern baldness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20pattern%20baldness

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“female pattern baldness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20pattern%20baldness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “female pattern baldness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20pattern%20baldness.

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