National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Alopecia

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2865

Obsolete

true

ALT_DEFINITION

(al-oh-PEE-shuh) 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.

code

C2865

Concept_Status

Retired_Concept

DEFINITION

Hair loss usually from the scalp. It may result in bald spots or spread to the entire scalp or the entire epidermis. It may be androgenetic or caused by chemotherapeutic agents, compulsive hair pulling, autoimmune disorders, and congenital conditions.

deprecated

true

DesignNote

See 'Hair_Loss'

label

Alopecia

OLD_CHILD

Congenital_Alopecia

OLD_PARENT

Non-Neoplastic_Hair_Disorder

Preferred_Name

Alopecia

prefixIRI

C2865

prefLabel

Alopecia

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C83484

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