Meanings
nounhair loss (uncountable)
- uncountabledermatologyLoss of hair from the head or body due to a medical condition.
Origin
hair + loss. Piecewise doublet of hairless.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَلَع, فقدان الشعر
- صَلَع (ṣalaʕ)loss of hair
- فقدان الشعر (fiqdān aš-šaʕar)loss of hair
Catalan depilació, caiguda del pèl
- depilacióloss of hair
- caiguda del pèlloss of hair
Chinese Mandarin 脫髮 /脱发
- 脫髮 /脱发 (tuōfà)loss of hair
Dutch haaruitval
- haaruitvalloss of hair
Finnish hiustenlähtö, karvanlähtö
- hiustenlähtöloss of hair
- karvanlähtöloss of hair
French perte de cheveux, chute de cheveux
- perte de cheveuxloss of hair
- chute de cheveuxloss of hair
German Haarausfall
- Haarausfallloss of hair
Greek τριχόπτωση
- τριχόπτωση (trichóptosi)loss of hair
Hungarian hajhullás
- hajhullásloss of hair
Norwegian Bokmål hårtap
- hårtaploss of hair
Polish łysienie, wypadanie włosów
- łysienieloss of hair
- wypadanie włosówloss of hair
- utrata włosówloss of hair
Portuguese queda de cabelo, perda de cabelo
- queda de cabeloloss of hair
- perda de cabeloloss of hair
Russian облысение
- облысение (oblysenije)loss of hair
Spanish pelonía, pelambrera
- peloníaloss of hair
- pelambreraloss of hair
- peladeraloss of hair
Swedish håravfall
- håravfallloss of hair
Tamil முடியுதிர்வு
- முடியுதிர்வு (muṭiyutirvu)loss of hair
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APA
hair loss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20loss
MLA
“hair loss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20loss. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair loss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20loss.
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