Disease or Syndrome
alopecia universalis
Definitions related to alopecia universalis:
  • Hair loss that involves the entire body.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Loss of all hair on the entire body.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Alopecia universalis (AU) is a condition characterized by the complete loss of hair on the scalp and body. It is an advanced form of alopecia areata, a condition that causes round patches of hair loss. Although the exact cause of AU is unknown, it is thought to be an autoimmune condition in which the person's immune system mistakenly...
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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