alopesia

Learned borrowing from Latin alopecia, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία, -εια (-ía, -eia, “a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases”).

• IPA^(key): /aloˈpesia̯/
• Hyphenation: alo‧pé‧sia

alopésia (first-person possessive alopesiaku, second-person possessive alopesiamu, third-person possessive alopesianya)

1. alopecia:
   1. baldness

      Synonym: kebotakan

   2. (dermatology, pathology) loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, which either happens naturally or is caused by disease.

• “alopesia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.