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Hair loss

The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.

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Hair loss

iron

Health care; Hair loss

An essential mineral. Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen (via hemoglobin in red blood cells) and for oxidation by cells (via cytochrome). Deficiency of iron is a common cause of anemia. ...

internist

Health care; Hair loss

A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. This specialty, called internal medicine, is dedicated to adult medicine. A minimum of seven years of medical school and ...

inheritance

Health care; Hair loss

Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from parent to child.

impotence

Health care; Hair loss

A common problem among men characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the inability to achieve ejaculation, or both. Impotence can vary. It ...

infection

Health care; Hair loss

The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom. ) A person with an infection has another ...

immune

Health care; Hair loss

Protected against infection. The Latin immunis means free, exempt.

hyperplasia

Health care; Hair loss

A condition in which there is an increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue or organ.

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