baldness
pronunciation
How to pronounce baldness in British English:
UK [bɔ:ldnəs]
How to pronounce baldness in American English:
US [bɔldnəs]
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- Noun:
- the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
Word Origin
- baldness (n.)
- late 14c., from bald + -ness.
Example
- 1. Thinning hair and baldness are common among men .
- 2. However , baldness is another x-linked recessive trait ; you inherit it from your mother .
- 3. This type of hair loss does not represent typical male baldness , but it does require a diagnosis .
- 4. About four in five men will experience some degree of baldness by the age of 70 .
- 5. Interestingly that drug , called finasteride , is the same one used to treat male pattern baldness .