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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 (BPH)
Health care; Hair loss
Also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy. It's the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland.
biotin
Health care; Hair loss
A water-soluble B-complex vitamin involved in carbon dioxide transfer and therefore essential to the metabolism of carbohydrate and fat. A balanced diet usually contains enough biotin. Foods with ...
blood count
Health care; Hair loss
The calculated number of white or red blood cells (WBCs or RBCs) in a cubic millimeter of blood.
biopsy
Health care; Hair loss
The removal of a sample of tissue for purposes of diagnosis. (Many definitions of "biopsy" stipulate that the sample of tissue is removed for examination under a microscope. This may or may not be ...
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 localized 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 tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor may grow but it stays put (in the same place).
