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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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acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

GTT

meningococcal vaccine

tazarotene

syndrome

Risperdal

egg cryopreservation

Behçet syndrome

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nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative

NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE vaccine ID-G305

telaglenastat

figitumumab

anti-PRL-3 monoclonal antibody PRL3-zumab

c-Myb mRNA degrader REM-422

tegavivint

recombinant transforming growth factor-beta-2

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hereditary cancer syndrome

mosaicism

genotyping

aneuploidy

X-linked dominant inheritance

third-degree relative

autosomal dominant inheritance

carrier

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