baldness
English
The head of a bald male.
Etymology
From Middle English ballednesse, equivalent to bald + -ness.
Noun
baldness (countable and uncountable, plural baldnesses)
- The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
- My baldness was the result of radiotherapy.
Synonyms
- (baldness in humans): alopecia (medical term)
- hairlessness
- calvities
- calvity
Derived terms
Translations
condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
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See also
- female-pattern hair loss (FPHL)
- male-pattern hair loss (MPHL)
- hair loss
- Wikipedia article on baldness
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