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Hair loss
The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Health care; Hair loss
Abbreviated BPH. A noncancerous prostate problem in which the normal elements of the prostate gland grow in size and number. Their sheer bulk may compress the urethra, which courses through the ...
Baldness
Health care; Hair loss
Medically known as alopecia. There are many types of baldness, each with a different cause. Baldness may be localised to the front and top of the head, as in the very common type of male-pattern ...
Benign
Health care; Hair loss
Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumour does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumour may grow but it stays put (in the same place).
Anxiety
Health care; Hair loss
A feeling of apprehension and fear characterised by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately ...
Autoimmune
Health care; Hair loss
Pertaining to autoimmunity, a misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself.
Antidepressant
Health care; Hair loss
Anything, and especially a drug, used to prevent or treat depression.
Anaemia
Health care; Hair loss
The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of haemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, ...
