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Pronunciation: /alopecia*/

alopecia

Definition

The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.

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stage IIB intraocular melanoma of the ciliary body and choroid

papillary renal cell carcinoma

squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

irradiation

respiratory system

human papillomavirus test

HSP

purple coneflower

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enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug

burixafor hydrobromide

triptorelin

PEG-modified/site-mutated IL-2 SHR-1916

atezolizumab and recombinant human hyaluronidase

autologous TBX-4000-treated peripheral blood mononuclear cells TBX-3400

proapoptotic sulindac analog CP-461

antiperspirant cream F511

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genetic marker

copy number variant

X-linked dominant inheritance

exon

ART

surveillance

allele

DNA

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