脱毛症(だつもうしょう)

だつもうしょう
noun
alopecia; hair loss disease
medical
1. alopecia; hair loss disease; hair loss condition
a medical condition in which hair falls out from the scalp or other parts of the body
ストレスで脱毛症(だつもうしょう)になった。
I developed alopecia from stress.
脱毛症(だつもうしょう)の治療(ちりょう)には時間(じかん)がかかる。
Treatment for alopecia takes time.
円形脱毛症(えんけいだつもうしょう)は突然(とつぜん)発症(はっしょう)することがあり、精神的(せいしんてき)な負担(ふたん)も大(おお)きい。
Alopecia areata can develop suddenly, and the psychological burden is significant.

Composed of 脱毛(だつもう) (hair loss; hair removal) + 症(しょう) (disease; condition). The most commonly discussed type is 円形脱毛症(えんけいだつもうしょう) (alopecia areata), which causes round patches of hair loss and is often linked to stress or autoimmune factors.

Common collocations

  • 脱毛症(だつもうしょう)になる: to develop alopecia
  • 脱毛症(だつもうしょう)の治療(ちりょう): treatment for alopecia
  • 円形(えんけい)脱毛症(だつもうしょう): alopecia areata (circular hair loss)
  • 男性型(だんせいがた)脱毛症(だつもうしょう): male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia)

Similar words

  • 脱毛(だつもう): hair loss; hair removal — the base word; can also mean deliberate hair removal (waxing, laser)
  • 薄毛(うすげ): thinning hair — a less clinical, everyday term
  • 禿(はげ): baldness — colloquial and potentially rude when used about a person

Related Words

Compare: 薄毛(うすげ) (thinning hair)
Compare: 禿(はげ) (baldness)
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