traumatic alopecia

noun

A condition where the subject pulls their own hair out, causing bald patches.

Meanings

nountraumatic alopecia (plural traumatic alopecias)

plural traumatic alopecias

  1. medicineA condition where the subject pulls their own hair out, causing bald patches.
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